PENULTIMATE


Meaning of PENULTIMATE in English

adjective

also penult

Etymology: penultimate from pene- + ultimate; penult from Latin paenultimus, penultimus, from paene-, pene- pene- + ultimus last — more at ultimate

1. : next to the last

the penultimate chapter of a book

the penultimate phase of a war

2. : of or relating to a penult

a penultimate accent

• pe·nul·ti·mate·ly adverb

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