Usually means: Second to last syllable emphasized.
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  1. penultima: Merriam-Webster
  2. penultima: Collins English Dictionary
  3. penultima: Vocabulary.com
  4. penultima: Wordnik
  5. penultima: Wiktionary
  6. penultima: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. Penultima, penultima: Dictionary.com
  8. Penultima: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Penultima: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. penultima: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. penultima: Rhymezone
  12. Penultima: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. penultima: FreeDictionary.org
  14. penultima: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. Penultima: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  the next to last syllable in a word

Similar:
penultimate, penult, antepenult, final, subpunctis, quinquesyllable, sexisyllable, septisyllable, pentimal, sestet, more...

Opposite:
ultima, last, final

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Similar:
penultimate, penult, antepenult, final, subpunctis, quinquesyllable, sexisyllable, septisyllable, pentimal, sestet, more...

Opposite:
ultima, last, final



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