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penult (adj.)
"last but one," 1530s, abbreviation of penultima. As a noun from 1570s as "last day but one of a month;" grammatical sense of "last syllable but one of a word" is by 1828.
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Definitions of penult
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pentathlon
Pentecost
pentecostal
penthouse
Pentothal
penult
penultima
penultimate
penumbra
penurious
penury