'Penult' definitions:

Definition of 'penult'

noun

The next to last syllable in a word [syn: penult, penultima, penultimate]

Definition of 'Penult'

From: GCIDE

Penult \Pe"nult\, n. [Abbreviated fr. penultima.] (Gram. & Pros.) The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding the final one. [1913 Webster]

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