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penultimate
Penultimate describes something that is second to last or right before the last item in a series. (adjective)
An example of penultimate is the letter "Y" which is the second to last letter in the alphabet.
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See penultimate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
See penultimate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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