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Definition of: penult
(pē′nult, pi·nult′) noun
The syllable next to the last in a word. Also pe·nul·ti·ma (pi·nul′tə·mə). [Short for penultima <L paenultima (syllaba) next to the last (syllable) <paene almost + ultimus last]
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