penultimate

Definition of Penultimate in English :

1. penult, penultima, penultimate

the next to last syllable in a word

2. next-to-last, penultimate

next to the last

Example Sentences:
'the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter'
'the figures in the next-to-last column'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Penultimate

adjective

1.

next to the last

noun

2.

anything that is next to the last, esp a penult

adjective

1.

next to the last

2.

of the penult

noun

3.

penult

adj.

1. Next to last.

2. Linguistics Of or relating to the penult of a word: penultimate stress.

n.

The next to the last.