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penultimate

adjective noun

Second last

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
15

How it sounds

Pronunciation

pɪˈnʌltɪmət

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Second last

    “The author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter”

noun

  1. The next to last syllable in a word

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Example Sentences

The author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter
The figures in the next-to-last column

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