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What is "penultimate" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 12-07-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does penultimate mean in English? Meaning of penultimate definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "penultimate" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "penultimate": the next to last syllable in a word

Noun

  • Meaning: the next to last syllable in a word
  • Synonyms: penult penultima penultimate
  • Hypernyms: syllable

    • Meaning of "penultimate": next to the last

    Adjective

  • Meaning: next to the last
  • Example: the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter the figures in the next-to-last column
  • Synonyms: next-to-last penultimate
  • Similar: intermediate

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    penultimate in English: penultimate
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