Penultimate
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:20 pts11 letters
Definition of Penultimate
Adjective
- Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
- Of or pertaining to a penult.
- Relating to or denoting an element of a related collection of curves that is arbitrarily close to a degenerate form.
- pre-eminent, ultimate, best; par excellence, top-quality
Noun
- A penult, a next to last, particularly: The penultimate day of a month. The penultimate syllable of a word or metrical line. The penultimate element of a collection of curves. The penultimate (next to lowest) card in a suit.
- The penultimate day of a month.
- The penultimate syllable of a word or metrical line.
- The penultimate element of a collection of curves.
- The penultimate (next to lowest) card in a suit.
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