Word of the Day - Penult

penult

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛnʌlt//pɪˈnʌlt/
noun
Linguistics
The penultimate syllable of a word.

adjective
archaic term for penultimate

xxx-xxx-XXX-xxx

WALTer worked WONders with wood. His furNIture DEsigns were elEgant, enGAGing, enTICing and OFten exCITing.

[There is no benefit to emphasizing the penults in the sentence above. They aren't even typically the syllable with pronunciation emphasis. Now if we looked at the antepenults, it might be a different story.]