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penult.

The next-to-last syllable of a word.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɪˈnʌlt/UK/pɛˈnʌlt/UK/ˈpiˌnʌlt/US/pɛˈnʌlt/US
  1. The next-to-last syllable of a word.

  2. The next to the last in a series.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of penultimate (“next to last”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.