pen·ul·ti·mate

pen·ul·ti·mate
/pıˈnʌltəmət/ adj, always used before a noun
formal : occurring immediately before the last one : next to the last

the penultimate chapter of the book [=the chapter that comes before the last chapter]

the penultimate syllable of the word


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