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pe·nul·ti·mate

(pĭ-nŭl′tə-mĭt)

adj.

1. Next to last.

2. Linguistics Of or relating to the penult of a word: penultimate stress.

The next to the last.

[From Latin paenultimus; see penult.]

pe·nul′ti·mate·ly adv.

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penultimate

(pɪˈnʌltɪmɪt)

adj

next to the last

anything that is next to the last, esp a penult

[C17: from Latin paene almost + ultimate, on the model of Latin paenultimus]

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pe•nul•ti•mate

(pɪˈnʌl tə mɪt)

adj.

1. next to the last.

2. of or pertaining to a penult.

3. penult.

[1670–80; see penult, ultimate]

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Noun	1.	penultimate - the next to last syllable in a word penult, penultima syllable - a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables"
Adj.	1.	penultimate - next to the last; "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column" next-to-last intermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane"

Translations

قبل اللأخير

předposlední

næstsidst

vorletzt vorletzter

προτελευταίος

penúltimo anteúltimo

eelviimane

toiseksi viimeinen

avant-dernier pénultième

pretposljednji

næstsíðastur

penultimo

終わりから2番目の

어미에서 두 번째(음절)의

voorlaatstvoorlaatste

penultim

näst sista

ที่สองจากที่สุดท้าย

sondan bir önceki

áp chót

倒数第二的

penultimate

[pɪˈnʌltɪmɪt] ADJ → penúltimo

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penultimate

[pɪˈnʌltɪmət] adj → pénultième, avant-dernier/ière

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

penultimate

adj → vorletzte(r, s)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

penultimate

[pɪˈnʌltɪmɪt] adj → penultimo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

penultimate

→ قبل اللأخير předposlední næstsidst vorletzter προτελευταίος penúltimo toiseksi viimeinen avant-dernier pretposljednji penultimo 終わりから2番目の 어미에서 두 번째(음절)의 voorlaatst nest sist przedostatni penúltimo предпоследний näst sista ที่สองจากที่สุดท้าย sondan bir önceki áp chót 倒数第二的

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Indiza was happy with the score at penultimate stage and said: 'Although some players found the pin positions quite hard, all was good for me.