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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
adj
(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
pénultième
adj
(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
avant-dernier
noun
(obsolete, rare) The penultimate day of a month.
pénultième
noun
(obsolete, rare) The penultimate day of a month.

What does "penultimate" mean?

  1. adj Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
  2. adj Of or pertaining to a penult.
  3. adj Relating to or denoting an element of a related collection of curves that is arbitrarily close to a degenerate form.
  4. 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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