penultimate
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tə noun
3.
a penult.
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penultimate (pɪˈnʌltɪmɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | next to the last |
| —n | |
| 2. | anything that is next to the last, esp a penult |
| [C17: from Latin paene almost + | |
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Penultimate
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
penultimate
1677, from earlier penultima (n.) "the next to the last syllable of a word or verse," from fem. of L. adj. penultimus "next-to-last," from pæne "almost" + ultimus "final."
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Example sentences
The crash happened on the third turn of the half-mile dirt track, on the penultimate lap of the race.
With regard to the penultimate paragraph, its based on a false distinction.
The penultimate section is just flabbergasting, though.
It was the penultimate state, degenerating into tyranny.
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