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penultima

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
penul-ti-ma
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the next to last syllable in a word

Etymology

From Latin, from pēnultimus, paenultimus (“the last but one”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

penultimas (plural)

Phrases

penultima law

Frequently Paired Words

ultima ult penultimate penult antepenultima antepenultime antepenultimate antepenult

Synonyms

penult penultimate

Questions

What does penultima mean?
the next to last syllable in a word
Where does penultima come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce penultima

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