penultimate
IPA: pɛnˈʌɫtʌmʌt
noun
- (uncommon) A penult, a next to last
- (obsolete, rare) The penultimate day of a month.
- (linguistics, literature, uncommon) The penultimate syllable of a word or metrical line.
- (mathematics, obsolete, rare) The penultimate element of a collection of curves.
- (card games, uncommon) The penultimate (next to lowest) card in a suit.
adjective
- (UK, in US usually formal, literary or scholarly) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
- (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a penult.
- (mathematics, rare) Relating to or denoting an element of a related collection of curves that is arbitrarily close to a degenerate form.
- (proscribed) pre-eminent, ultimate, best; par excellence, top-quality
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Examples of "penultimate" in Sentences
- Stress is on the penultimate syllable.
- The same is for the penultimate accent.
- It is the penultimate station of the line.
- It was the penultimate staging of the Cup.
- Everybody dies in the penultimate episode.
- It is the penultimate station on the branch.
- Gorgets are carved from the penultimate whorl of the shell.
- Vectran is the penultimate string in terms of stiffness and durability.
- The callus on the penultimate whorl unites the margins, and is conspicuous.
- The penultimate area is a gigantic tree located in the middle of the island.
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