was wotd|2006|November|29
English
Etymology
From L. term|paenultimus, from term|paene||almost + term|ultimus||last.

Pronunciation
IPA|/pɪ'n�ltɪm�t/
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Adjective
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1. Coming next-to-last in a sequence.

#:In a sequence of events, the penultimate event is the one that precedes the final event.
#linguistics Of or pertaining to a penult

Synonyms
sense|the next-to-last next-to-last, second last

Translations
trans-top|the next-to-last in a sequence
Dutch: t|nl|voorlaatste
Estonian: t|et|eelviimane
Finnish: t|fi|viimeistä edellinen
French: t+|fr|avant-dernier, t+|fr|pénultième
German: t|de|vorletzt
Icelandic: t|is|næstsíðastur
Italian: t|it|penultimo
Polish: t|pl|przedostatni
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Portuguese: t|pt|penúltimo
Romanian: t|ro|penultim
Russian: t+|ru|п�едпо�ледний|trpr'edposl'édnij|scCyrl
Spanish: t|es|penúltimo
Swedish: t|sv|näst sista
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Related terms
penult
ultimate

Derived terms
antepenultimate
penultimately
preantepenultimate

Noun
en-noun

1. A next-to-last thing

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