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- the penultimate chapter of the book
- the penultimate syllable of the word
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“Penultimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penultimate. Accessed 27 Jan. 2021.
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The first known use of penultimate was in 1677
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