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penultimate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɪˈnʌltɪmət/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɪˈnʌltəmɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pi nul′tə mit)

pe•nul•ti•mate /pɪˈnʌltəmɪt/USA pronunciation adj. [usually: before a noun]

next to the last:the penultimate syllable.

See -ult-.

pe•nul•ti•mate (pi nul′tə mit),USA pronunciation adj.

next to the last:the penultimate scene of the play.
Linguisticsof or pertaining to a penult.

Linguisticsa penult.

see penult, ultimate 1670–80

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penultimate /pɪˈnʌltɪmɪt/ adj

next to the last

anything that is next to the last, esp a penult

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin paene almost + ultimate, on the model of Latin paenultimus

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transition element - demarcative

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