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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the next to last syllable in a word;
[syn: penult, penultima, penultimate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Penultima \Pe*nul"ti*ma\, n. [L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus, paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the last.] Same as Penult. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

penultima n 1: the next to last syllable in a word [syn: penult, penultima, penultimate]