Penultima

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the next to last syllable in a word
  2. 2
    the next to last syllable in a word wordnet

Synonyms

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penultpenultpenultimate

Etymology

From Latin, from pēnultimus, paenultimus (“the last but one”).

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penultima law

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