penultimate in French
penultimate in French is avant-dernier, pénultième — penultimate means next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
penultimate in French
avant-dernier
(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
pénultième
(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
avant-dernier
(obsolete, rare) The penultimate day of a month.
pénultième
(obsolete, rare) The penultimate day of a month.
What does "penultimate" mean?
- adj Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
- adj Of or pertaining to a penult.
- adj Relating to or denoting an element of a related collection of curves that is arbitrarily close to a degenerate form.
- adj pre-eminent, ultimate, best; par excellence, top-quality
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What is "penultimate" in French?
"penultimate" in French is avant-dernier, pénultième. penultimate means: Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
Are there other ways to say "penultimate" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "penultimate": avant-dernier, pénultième.
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