PENULT

Penult

A penult is the next to the last item in a series. The commonest use of the word is in linguistics, where the word "penult" usually means the last syllable but one of a word. The penult follows the antepenult and precedes the ultima. For example, the main stress falls on the penult in such English words as banána, and Mississíppi. Occasionally, "penult" refers to the last word but one of a sentence.

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penult

Noun

  1. The next-to-last syllable of a word.
  2. The next to the last in a series.


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