penultimate

CEFRC1

/pɪˈnʌltɪmət/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Coming immediately before the final one.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or pertaining to a penult.

Examples

  • First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth... penultimate, last.

  • This is the penultimate version of the paper.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Relating to or denoting an element of a related collection of curves that is arbitrarily close to a degenerate form.

  2. Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

  3. pre-eminent, ultimate, best; par excellence, top-quality

More examples

In context

  • Johnny, please read the penultimate paragraph.

  • This Book is the Proud Purple Penultimate!!

  • This treatment, where two therapists massage the body using warm oils infused with plant extracts, is truly the penultimate experience.

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The blank chapter of the book came just before the final one, revealing the climax.

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Origin

adjective

From Latin paenultimus (“penultimate”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from paene (“almost”) + ultimus (“last”). Equivalent to pene- + ultimate. Compare French pénultième.