"penultimate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɪˈnʌltɪmət/ Audio: en-us-penultimate.ogg [US], en-au-penultimate.ogg [Australia] Forms: penultimate [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is penultimate, it is in the second-to-last position in a series.
    Sense id: simple-penultimate-en-adj-0FRuA0ta
     
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