penultima

Noun
Synonyms: penultpenultimate

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the next to last syllable in a wordSynonyms: penultpenultimate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Penultima \Pe*nul"ti*ma\, n. [L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus, paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the last.] Same as Penult. [1913 Webster]
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