penultimate

Meanings

• adjective

  The second last in a series or sequence.

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Pronunciation

1. /pɪˈnʌltɪmət/
   
   
   
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2. /pɪˈnʌltɪmət/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

second

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Synonyms

penult , but , last , last but one , next to last , next-to-last , one , second from last , second last , second to last , second-from-last , second-last , second-to-last

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Variants

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penultimate , penultimately

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'penultimus', meaning 'next to the last'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'penultimate' is often used in academic or formal contexts.

2. In the Harry Potter series, the penultimate book is 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'.

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1. antepenultimate: The third last in a series or sequence.

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Quotes

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1. … regulations have cleared the "penultimate" hurdle and appear ready to become law …

   - John Aloysius Farrell,{it}Sunday Denver (CO) Post{/it},2 Sept. 1984

2. Pompey … speaks of her mother's difficult death and of her own longings for death and rises to a rare moment of lyric power in the novel's "penultimate" paragraph.

   - Joyce Carol Oates,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},3 Oct. 1982

3. Belle was the "penultimate" person to die, just hours before a slave, fifty-three-year-old Alba, wandered in delirium away from his cabin and sat down to death in front of Carlyle's airing-out cottage.

   - Edward P. Jones,{it}The Known World{/it},2003

4. He threw harder in the last inning than he did in the first, whiffing pinch hitter Darryl Strawberry with a 97-mph heater for the "penultimate" out and blowing away the final hitter, Knoblauch, with a 96-mph fastball.

   - Tom Verducci,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},27 Mar. 2000

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Culture

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In literature, the penultimate chapter or scene often sets up the final resolution or climax.

How to Memorize "penultimate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a sequence of numbers or items, with penultimate being the second last one.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'penultimate' with the concept of being second last.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'PEnUltimate' to remember the definition: Penultimate is the second last in a series.

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