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penultimately.

Next to the last in order.

13 characters6 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv
  1. Next to the last in order.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin paenultimus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English penultimate Middle English -ly English -ly English penultimately From penultimate + -ly.

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