PENULT


Meaning of PENULT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpē-ˌnəlt, pi-ˈ ]

noun

Etymology: Latin paenultima penult, from feminine of paenultimus almost last, from paene almost + ultimus last — more at ultimate

Date: 1537

: the next to the last member of a series ; especially : the next to the last syllable of a word

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