About The Word Penultimate

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Penultimate

Penultimate Meaning & Definition
Penultimate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Penultimate?

[n] the next to last syllable in a word
[adj] next to the last; "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Penultimate: last | next-to-last | penult | penultima

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See Also | syllable

Penultimate In Webster's Dictionary

\Pe*nul"ti*mate\, a. Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable but one of a word.
\Pe*nul"ti*mate\, n. The penult.

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