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English adjective: penultimate

1. penultimate next to the last


SamplesThe author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter.
The figures in the next-to-last column.


Synonymsnext-to-last


Similarintermediate


Antonymsterminal


English noun: penultimate

1. penultimate (communication) the next to last syllable in a word


Synonymspenult, penultima


Broader (hypernym)syllable









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