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Definitions for penultimate
pɪˈnʌl tə mɪtpenul·ti·mate
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word penultimate.
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.
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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.
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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