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penultimate definition

penul·ti·mate (pi nul′tə mət)

adjective

  1. next to the last
  2. of the penult

Etymology: < penult, after ultimate

noun

penult

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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