| ADJECTIVE | all | penultimate, next-to-last | next to the last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | communication | penultimate, penult, penultima | the next to last syllable in a word |
| Sounds | pehnah'ltahmaht | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | Next to the last. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter" | |
| Synonym | next-to-last | |
| Broader | intermediate | lying between two extremes / extremes in time or space or state |
| Spanish | penúltima, penúltimo | |
| Catalan | penúltim | |
| Meaning | The next to last syllable in a word. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | penult, penultima | |
| Broader | syllable | A unit of spoken language larger / larger than a phoneme |
| Spanish | penúltima | |
| Catalan | penúltima | |
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