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Meaning of
penultimate
in English
penultimate
us
/pəˈnʌltɪmɪt/
uk
/pəˈnʌltɪmaɪt/
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Definitions
Noun
next
to
last
in
a
sequence
;
preceding
the
end
The
penultimate
chapter
of
the
book
was
very
exciting
.
the
syllable
before
the
last
in
a
word
the
card
ranked
next
to
lowest
in
a
suit
In
the
game
of
cards
,
the
penultimate
card
has
a
low
ranking
.
Adjective
describing
the
second
to
last
item
The
team
played
poorly
in
the
penultimate
game
of
the
season
.
