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penult
pe·nult P0175200 (pē′nŭlt′, pĭ-nŭlt′) also pe·nul·ti·ma (pĭ-nŭl′tə-mə)n.1. The next to the last item in a series.2. The next to the last syllable in a word.
[Short for penultima, from Latin paenultima, feminine of paenultimus, next to last : paene, almost + ultimus, last; see ultimate.]penult (ˈpɛnʌlt; pɪˈnʌlt) or penultiman (Grammar) the last syllable but one in a word[C16: Latin paenultima syllaba, from paene ultima almost the last]pe•nult (ˈpi nʌlt, pɪˈnʌlt)
n. the next to the last syllable in a word. [1530–40; < Latin paenultima (syllaba), contraction of paene ultima almost the last] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | penult - the next to last syllable in a wordpenultima, penultimatesyllable - a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables" |
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penult
Related to penult: antepenultSynonyms for penultnoun the next to last syllable in a wordSynonymsRelated Words |