penultimate

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Synonyms: penultima, penultimas, penultimates

Antonyms: penultima, penultimas, penultimates

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Adjective

1. Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
2. Of or pertaining to a penult.
3. Relating to or denoting an element of a related collection of curves that is arbitrarily close to a degenerate form.
4. pre-eminent, ultimate, best; par excellence, top-quality

Noun

1. A penult, a next to last, particularly: The penultimate day of a month. The penultimate syllable of a word or metrical line. The penultimate element of a collection of curves. The penultimate (next to lowest) card in a suit.
2. The penultimate day of a month.
3. The penultimate syllable of a word or metrical line.
4. The penultimate element of a collection of curves.
5. The penultimate (next to lowest) card in a suit.

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