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noun
the next to last syllable in a word
Definition sources: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract · Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: penult, penultimate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: syllable
History
From Latin, from pēnultimus, paenultimus (“the last but one”).
