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| pe·nult [ p nùlt, pə núlt ] (plural pe·nults) |
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second-last item: the second to last item in a series of things, especially the second to last syllable of a word
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| [15th century. Shortening of Latin penultima, form of paenultimus (see penultimate)] |
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