Definitions | penultimate |
| noun
- A next-to-last thing
adjective
- Coming next-to-last in a sequence.
- In a sequence of events, the event is the one that precedes the final event.
- (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a penult
Etymology: From (term, paenultimus), from (term, paene, , almost) + (term, ultimus, , last).
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