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Definition of penultimate - 5 dictionary results
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Penultimate
Pe*nul"ti*mate\, a. Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable but one of a word.Penultimate
Pe*nul"ti*mate\, n. The penult.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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penultimate (adj.)
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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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