penultimate

🇬🇧 UK/pi'nʌltimit/🇺🇸 US

GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Second to last; immediately before the final item in a sequence.

倒数第二的

n.

The second-to-last item in a sequence.

倒数第二个

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived

penprefix

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ultroot

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imconnector

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ateto make, having

=penultimate

Common Collocations

1.penultimate chapter倒数第二章

Example Sentences

1.
The penultimate chapter revealed important clues to solve the mystery.
2.
In his penultimate year, the student achieved the highest grades of his career.

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