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1. : next to the last. the penultimate chapter of a book. 2. : of or relating to the next to the last syllable of a word. a penultimate accent. penultimately adverb. Did you know? Penultimate isn't the last word in words for things that are next to last.
May 17, 2022 · 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.
THE PENULTIMATE is a Kafkaesque tale of an insignificant Water Inspector who arrives at a giant remote building in order to register the residents' water...
- Jonas Kærup Hjort
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
- Joen Højerslev
Nov 25, 2021 · The Penultimate: Directed by Jonas Kærup Hjort. With Joen Højerslev, Joen Bille, Anne Fletting, Malene Melsen. An insignificant Water Inspector enters at a remote building only to find himself trapped inside, facing a Kafkaesque maze of obstacles.
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- Drama
- Jonas Kærup Hjort
- 2021-11-25
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.
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3 days ago · ( linguistics) Of or pertaining to a penult. ( mathematics, rare) Relating to or denoting an element of a related collection of curves that is arbitrarily close to a degenerate form. ( proscribed) pre-eminent, ultimate, best; par excellence, top-quality. Usage notes [ edit]
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.