penultimate
pen·ul·ti·mate
adj \pi-ˈnəl-tə-mət\Definition of PENULTIMATE
1
: next to the last <the penultimate chapter of a book>
2
: of or relating to a penult <a penultimate accent>
— pen·ul·ti·mate·ly adverb
Examples of PENULTIMATE
- the penultimate syllable of the word
First Known Use of PENULTIMATE
1677
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