pre antepenultimate

[Pref. pre-, and Eng. antepenultimate.] The syllable before the antepenultimate; the fourth syllable from the end. pre-ā-or-tic, adj. [Pref. pre-, and Eng. aortic (q. v.).] Anat.: Situated in front of the aorta. There is a pre aortic plexus. (Quain.) pre-ap-point', v . t . [Prefix pre- , and English appoint.] To appoint previously or beforehand. "Visit preappointed for us by Irving."- Carlyle : Rem iniscences (ed. Froude), i. 131.