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Penultimate means “next to last.” Sometimes it is used erroneously as if it referred to something beyond ultimate, meaning “the very best,” but the prefix pen-means “almost.” Penultimate can seem like a superlative version of ultimate, but it isn’t.
adjective [ before noun ] formal uk / pəˈnʌl.tɪ.mət / us / pɪˈnʌl.t̬ə.mət / Add to word list. second from the last: It's the penultimate episode of the series tonight. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Order and sequence - general words. alphabetize. around. back end. be a chapter of accidents idiom. catalogue. chapter. cycle. front end.
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.
adjective [ before noun ] formal us / pɪˈnʌl.t̬ə.mət / uk / pəˈnʌl.tɪ.mət / Add to word list. second from the last: It's the penultimate episode of the series tonight. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Order and sequence - general words. alphabetize. around. back end. be a chapter of accidents idiom. catalog. chapter. cycle. front end.
adjective. next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play. of or relating to a penult or the next to the last syllable in a word: In the word appropriate, -pri- is the penultimate syllable.
1 day ago · penultimate. (penʌltɪmət ) adjective. The penultimate thing in a series of things is the last but one. [formal] ...on the penultimate day of the Asian Games. ...in the penultimate chapter. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
