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Meaning of word penultimate from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

penultimate noun

Meaning : The next to last syllable in a word.

penultimate adjective

Meaning : Second last.

Example : The author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter.
The figures in the next-to-last column.

Synonyms : next-to-last

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step-by-step (adjective)
One thing at a time.

favorableness (noun)
The quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome.

lens culinaris (noun)
Widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder.

blue jet (noun)
Atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward.

stepwise (adverb)
Proceeding in steps.

nephew (noun)
A son of your brother or sister.

unfavourableness (noun)
The quality of not being encouraging or indicative of success.

positiveness (noun)
The character of the positive electric pole.

unfavorableness (noun)
The quality of not being encouraging or indicative of success.

incest (noun)
Sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child).