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Penultimate
pi-nəl-tə-mət
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, 17th century
 
1
Next to last in a series
2
The next-to-last syllable of a single word
 
 
 
Examples of Penultimate in a sentence
 
"The penultimate episode of the series was much more emotional than the finale."
 
"The penultimate syllable of the word penultimate is 'ti.'"
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Require additional steps to complete
 
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