What does "penultimate" mean?
Penultimate: Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable but one of a word.
Additional senses
- 2.The penult.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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