penultimate
/pɪˈnʌltɪmət/adj
High School
1
Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
2
Of or pertaining to a penult.
3
Relating to or denoting an element of a related collection of curves that is arbitrarily close to a degenerate form.
4
pre-eminent, ultimate, best; par excellence, top-quality
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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