(adj) next to the last, Syn. next-to-last, Example:the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter; the figures in the next-to-last column

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Penult

n. [ Abbreviated fr. penultima. ] (Gram. & Pros.) The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding the final one. [ 1913 Webster ]

Penultima

n. [ L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus, paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the last. ] Same as Penult. [ 1913 Webster ]

Penultimate

a. Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable but one of a word. [ 1913 Webster ]

Penultimate

n. The penult. [ 1913 Webster ]

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結びの前

[むすびのまえ, musubinomae] (n) penultimate bout of the tournament day (sumo)

เพิ่มคำศัพท์

ทราบความหมายของคำศัพท์นี้? กด [เพิ่มคำศัพท์] เพื่อใส่คำนี้พร้อมความหมาย เพื่อเป็นวิทยาทานแก่ผู้ใช้ท่านอื่น ๆ

penult

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