What does penultimate mean?
Definitions for penultimate
pɪˈnʌl tə mɪtpenul·ti·mate
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Princeton's WordNet
penult, penultima, penultimateadjective
the next to last syllable in a word
penultimate, next-to-lastadjective
next to the last
"the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column"
Wiktionary
penultimatenoun
A next-to-last thing.
penultimateadjective
Coming next-to-last in a sequence.
penultimateadjective
Of or pertaining to a penult.
Etymology: From paenultimus, from paene + ultimus.
ChatGPT
penultimate
Penultimate generally refers to the second to the last item in a series or the last but one in a sequence. It can pertain to positions, things, or even time, such as the penultimate day of the month or the penultimate chapter in a book.
Webster Dictionary
Penultimateadjective
last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable but one of a word
Penultimatenoun
the penult
Entomology
Penultimate
next to the last.
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of penultimate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of penultimate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- قبل الأخيرArabic
- penúltimCatalan, Valencian
- předposledníCzech
- gobennolWelsh
- næstsidstDanish
- vorletztGerman
- προτελευταίοςGreek
- penúltimoSpanish
- eelviimaneEstonian
- یکی مانده به آخرPersian
- toiseksi viimeinen, viimeistä edellinenFinnish
- næstsíðsturFaroese
- avant-dernier, pénultièmeFrench
- अंत से पहलेHindi
- utolsó előttiHungarian
- նախավերջինArmenian
- kedua terakhirIndonesian
- næstsíðasturIcelandic
- penultimoItalian
- 最後から二番目Japanese
- 끝에서 두 번째Korean
- paenultimusLatin
- претпоследенMacedonian
- praakhirMalay
- voorlaatsteDutch
- przedostatniPolish
- penúltimoPortuguese
- penultimRomanian
- предпоследнийRussian
- пре̏тпоследњӣ, предзадњи, prȅtposljednjī, пре̏тпосљедњӣ, претпоследњи, prȅtposlednjīSerbo-Croatian
- parafunditAlbanian
- näst sistSwedish
- sondan bir öncekiTurkish
- פּענאַלטאַמאַטYiddish
- 倒数第二Chinese
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