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Word: Penultimate
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Latin paenultimus, from paene ‘almost’ + ultimus ‘last’, on the pattern of ultimate
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɪˈnʌltɪmət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
last but one in a series of things; second last
Short Definition:last but one in series of things
Examples:- the penultimate chapter of the book
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