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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
penultimate/penˈʌltɪmət/

▶adjective last but one.

– origin C17: from L. paenultimus, from paene ‘almost’ + ultimus ‘last’, on the pattern of ultimate.

'penultimate' also found in these Oxford entries:

dhyana - penult - serial comma

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