penultimate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɪˈnʌltɪmət/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɪˈnʌltəmɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pi nul′tə mit)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pe•nul•ti•mate /pɪˈnʌltəmɪt/USA pronunciation   adj. [usually: before a noun]
  1. next to the last:the penultimate syllable.
See -ult-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pe•nul•ti•mate  (pi nul′tə mit),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. next to the last:the penultimate scene of the play.
  2. Linguisticsof or pertaining to a penult.

n. 
  1. Linguisticsa penult.
  • see penult, ultimate 1670–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
penultimate / pɪˈnʌltɪmɪt/
  1. next to the last
  1. anything that is next to the last, esp a penult
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin paene almost + ultimate, on the model of Latin paenultimus
'penultimate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
demarcative - transition element

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