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English

Etymology

From , from {{term|paene||almost}} + {{term|ultimus||last}}.

Pronunciation

IPA: /pɪ'nʌltɪmət/
An audio transcript can be found at en-us-penultimate.ogg

Adjective

Coming next-to-last in a sequence.
: In a sequence of events, the penultimate event is the one that precedes the final event.
Of or pertaining to a penult

Synonyms

next-to-last, second last

Translations

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Russian: {{t+|ru|предпоследний|tr=pr'edposl'édnij|sc=Cyrl}}
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Noun

A next-to-last thing

fa:penultimate fr:penultimate io:penultimate pl:penultimate ta:penultimate te:penultimate vi:penultimate zh:penultimate

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Penultimate \Pe*nul"ti*mate\, a.
Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable
but one of a word.
[1913 Webster]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Penultimate \Pe*nul"ti*mate\, n.
The penult.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet penultimate
adj : next to the last; "the author inadvertently reveals the
murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in
the next-to-last column" [syn: next-to-last]
n : the next to last syllable in a word [syn: penult, penultima]