the penultimate number in a series, the penultimate day of the month. This is the penultimate link in the chain of evidence…that there has been a conscious, deliberate effort to obstruct justice (John B. Anderson).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pe|nul´ti|mate|ly — pe|nul|ti|mate «pih NUHL tuh miht», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. next to the last: »the penultimate number in a series, the penultimate day of the month. This is the penultimate link in the chain of evidence…that there has been a conscious,… … Useful english dictionary
an|te|pe|nul|ti|mate — «AN tee pih NUHL tuh miht», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. third from the end; last but two. 2. of or having to do with the antepenult: »English and Russian have much in common since they are both strongly stressed tongues showing both penultimate and … Useful english dictionary
mate — ac·cli·mate; ap·prox·i·mate·ly; au·to·mate; car·ba·mate; case·mate; cen·tes·i·mate; cin·na·mate; col·li·mate; cope·mate; cre·mate; cyc·la·mate; cy·clos·to·mate; dec·i·mate; de·phleg·mate; de·plu·mate; des·pu·mate; des·qua·mate; epon·y·mate;… … English syllables
nul — an·nul; an·nul·ler; an·nul·ment; ma·nul; nul; nul·la; nul·lah; nul·la nul·la; nul·li·bic·i·ty; nul·li·bist; nul·li·fi·ca·tion; nul·li·fi·ca·tor; nul·li·fi·er; nul·li·fy; nul·li·gravida; nul·ling; nul·lip·a·ra; nul·li·pennate; nul·li·pen·nes;… … English syllables
penultimately — pe·nul·ti·mate·ly … English syllables
Penultimate — Pe*nul ti*mate, a. Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable but one of a word. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Penultimate — Pe*nul ti*mate, n. The penult. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Preantenultimate — Pre*an te*nul ti*mate, a. Being or indicating the fourth syllable from the end of a word, or that before the antepenult. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penultimate — pe|nul|ti|mate [peˈnʌltımıt, pə ] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: paenultimus, from paene almost + ultimus last ] not the last, but immediately before the last = ↑last but one →↑ultimate ▪ the penultimate chapter … Dictionary of contemporary English
penultimate — pe|nul|ti|mate [ pə nʌltımət ] adjective only before noun FORMAL just before the last in a series: the penultimate chapter … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
