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Penultimate

Noun CEFR C1
pɪˈnʌltɪmət

Definitions

  1. A penult, a next to last, particularly
  2. A penult, a next to last
  3. The penultimate day of a month.
  4. The penultimate syllable of a word or metrical line.
  5. The penultimate element of a collection of curves.
  6. The penultimate (next to lowest) card in a suit.

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Examples

“Our Lutheran concern⟳ for the ultimates (the Gospel) has allowed us to neglect⟳ some of the penultimates (bodily healing), failing to stress⟳ the total implications of that ultimate Gospel.”
“At Woodstock, the penultimate of August.”
“Antepenultimate is that before the Penultimate, or the last⟳ but two.”
“Penultimate, the. — Beginning with the lowest card but one of the suit⟳ you lead⟳ originally, if it contains more than four cards.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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