PENULTIMA

penult, penultima, penultimate

(noun) the next to last syllable in a word

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

penultima (plural penultimas)

of or belonging to the next to the last syllable in a word

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

• antiplume, multipane

Source: Wiktionary

Pe*nul"ti*ma, n. Etym: [L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus, paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the last.]

Definition: Same as Penult.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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