Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PENULT
penult, penultima, penultimate
(noun) the next to last syllable in a word
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
penult (plural penults)
The next-to-last syllable of a word.
The next to the last in a series.
Coordinate terms
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(names of syllables): ultima, ult (last); penultima, penultimate, penult (last but one); antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult (last but two); preantepenultima (præantepenultima), preantepenultimate, preantepenult (last but three); propreantepenultimate, propreantepenult (last but four)
Anagrams
• n-tuple, puntel
Source: Wiktionary
Pe"nult, n. Etym: [Abbreviated fr. penultima.] (Gram. & Pros.)
Definition: The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding the final one.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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