penultimate: Meaning and Definition of

pe•nul•ti•mate

Pronunciation: (pi-nul'tu-mit), [key]
— adj.
  1. next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play.
  2. of or pertaining to a penult.
—n.
  1. a penult.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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