penultimate
adjective/pəˈnʌltɪmət/
/pəˈnʌltɪmət/
[only before noun]- immediately before the last one synonym next/second to last
- the penultimate chapter/day/stage
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPenultimate is used with these nouns:- paragraph
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin paenultimus, from paene ‘almost’ + ultimus ‘last’, on the pattern of ultimate.Want to learn more?
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