Definitions for penultimate

penultimate pe·nul·ti·mate

Spelling: [pi-nuhl-tuh-mit]
IPA: /pɪˈnʌl tə mɪt/

Penultimate is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 808 anagrams from letters in penultimate (aeeilmnpttu).

Definitions for penultimate

noun

  1. a penult.

adjective

  1. next to the last:
  2. of or relating to a penult or the next to the last syllable in a word:

Origin of penultimate

First recorded in 1670-80; See origin at penult, ultimate

Examples for penultimate

In the former the last whorl is broadest, in the latter the penultimate.

But then that big bang that ended the penultimate episode happened.

Verbs with mag- of this sort always have penultimate stress.

The penultimate band is $200,000 to $250,000, which is ten times as wide as the previous band.

And on the penultimate episode of The Bachelor, Assistant District Attorney Andi became the second to reject him.

The penultimate episode of the series found Walter White (Bryan Cranston) alone in a New Hampshire cabin.

Just look at the penultimate symbol of urban renaissance, Brooklyn.

And so it was with Cicero during this the penultimate year of his life.

There he commenced 'Count Robert of Paris,' the penultimate of his published tales.

Is it the ultimate, or is it only the penultimate, datum of cognition?

Word Value for penultimate
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