HyperDic: penultimate

English > 2 senses of the word penultimate:
ADJECTIVEallpenultimate, next-to-lastnext to the last
NOUNcommunicationpenultimate, penult, penultimathe next to last syllable in a word
penultimate > pronunciation
Soundspehnah'ltahmaht
Rhymesabbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
English > penultimate: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningNext to the last.
Example"the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"
Synonymnext-to-last
Broaderintermediatelying between two extremes / extremes in time or space or state
Spanishpenúltima, penúltimo
Catalanpenúltim
English > penultimate: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe next to last syllable in a word.
Synonymspenult, penultima
BroadersyllableA unit of spoken language larger / larger than a phoneme
Spanishpenúltima
Catalanpenúltima

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