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1. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › second to lastSecond to last Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SECOND TO LAST is done or placed just before the one that comes last. How to use second to last in a sentence.

2. www.yourdictionary.com › second-to-lastSecond-to-last Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   noun. Something that is just before something that is the final in a series. Wiktionary. adjective. (chiefly US) Occurring just before the final in a series. This is the second-to-last night of my vacation. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Second-to-last Sentence Examples.

3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › second_to_lastsecond to last - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Mar 7, 2024 · Cardinal: two. Ordinal: second. Latinate ordinal: secondary. Reverse order ordinal: second to last, second from last, last but one. Latinate reverse order ordinal: penultimate. Adverbial: two times, twice. Multiplier: twofold. Latinate multiplier: double. Distributive: doubly.

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   What is a second to last?

   • In your list I would use these terms: 5 is last 4 is next to last 3 is second to last 2 is forth to last (more commonly "second"!) 1 is first (fifth to last is getting to be a bit of a stretch) So you have the LAST one. The one NEXT TO it (which is ONE away from the last one). The SECOND to last counts two away from the last one.

   Usage of "second/third/fourth ... last"

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   Is second to last correct?

   • In general, ‘second to last’ or ‘penultimate’ is correct when describing the last but one in a series; ‘the last’ is incorrect. But a sentence such as ‘In the race, I came in second to the last runner’ is also correct, if rather cumbersome; ‘… ahead of the last runner’ would be clearer if the simple ‘… second to last’ is not used.

   Is it grammatically right to say ‘second to the last’? - Quora

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   Do you prefer “second from the last” or “second to last”?

   • I would prefer “ssecond from the last.” We would need to be sure of the context to answer this question accurately. In general, ‘second to last’ or ‘penultimate’ is correct when describing the last but one in a series; ‘the last’ is incorrect.

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   What is a second last day?

   • A second last day to me would be the last day of a second visit to the same place, for example. "On our first trip to Paris, last year, we spent our last day in the Louvre. This year I picked up a bad case of diarrhea and spent our second last day in Paris in the loo."

   Last second day or second last day? (second to last)

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5. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 224696colloquialisms - First to Last --OR-- Second to Last ...

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   You can be " second best ", " second smartest ", " second to none " and so on. In the first case, it means better than everyone except the one person that is better than you. Now " second to last " might make more sense. It means later than everyone except the one person who is later than you.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › grammar › what-doesWhat Does 'Penultimate' Mean? | Merriam-Webster

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   May 17, 2022 · But penultimate means “next to last” or “second to last.” It’s probably because it adds an emphatic extra syllable to the word ultimate that people think it somehow means “more” than ultimate—but it really means less. Used correctly, you can say “the penultimate scene of a play” or “the penultimate line of a poem” or ...

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › penultimatePenultimate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   /pəˈnʌltəmət/ /pɛnˈʌltɪmeɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: penultimately; penultimates. If something’s the penultimate, then it’s the second to last thing in a series. If you’re watching the penultimate episode of your favorite TV show, you know that there’s only one more episode to go.

8. ludwig.guru › s › second-to-lastsecond-to-last | English Definition & Examples | Ludwig

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   The word "second-to-last" is a correct and usable word in written English. It can be used to refer to the next to last item, or the item before the last item in a series. For example, "She was the second-to-last person in line for the concert tickets.". exact ( 29 )