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second last in a series of things
- How to Memorize
- penultimate - next-to-last
- Analysis
‘Penultimate’ comes from the Latin word meaning ‘almost last’. More specifically, we use it as a chronological term to refer to something that is next-to-last in a sequence. As it is quite formal, it is not used that often in everyday conversation, but is common in written English, particularly print media.
Exam DB Spoken DB Other Synonyms second-to-last, intermediate, last-but-one, Antonyms denouement finale, foremost, - Example(s)
Don’t worry, this is only the penultimate class of the year so you still have one more chance next week to submit your assignment.
I thought that the penultimate episode of the series was disappointing, but the finale was superb.
We arranged a meeting for the penultimate week in March as both our schedules are already full for the other 3 weeks of the month.
