penultimate

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: penultpenultimanext-to-last

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the next to last syllable in a wordSynonyms: penultpenultima

Adjective (1)

  1. next to the last“the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter”“the figures in the next-to-last column”Synonyms: next-to-last
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Penultimate \Pe*nul"ti*mate\, a. Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable but one of a word. [1913 Webster]
Penultimate \Pe*nul"ti*mate\, n. The penult. [1913 Webster]
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