Definition of penultimate Penultimate

/pɛnʌˈltʌmʌt/ - [penultumut] - pe•nul•ti•mate

We found 9 definitions of penultimate from 5 different sources.

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What does penultimate mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective
penultimate - next to the last; "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column"
  next-to-last
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • penultimate (Noun)
    A next-to-last thing.
  • penultimate (Noun)
    A next-to-last syllable in a linguistic unit.
  • penultimate (Adjective)
    Coming next-to-last in a sequence.
  • penultimate (Adjective)
    Of or pertaining to a penult.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • penultimate (a.)
    Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable but one of a word.
  • penultimate (n.)
    The penult.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • penultimate
    Next to the last in a sequence.

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