• Penult

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: pēʹnÅ­lt', IPA: /ˈpiːˌnÊŒlt/

    Origin

    From penultimate ("next to last"), by shortening

    Full definition of penult

    Noun

    penult

    (plural penults)
    1. The next-to-last syllable of a word.
    2. The next to the last in a series.

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