Synonyms: penult, penultima, penultimate
Definition: the next to last syllable in a word
Similar words: syllable
Definition: a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
Usage: the word `pocket' has two syllables
Synonyms: next-to-last, penultimate
Definition: next to the last
Usage: the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter; the figures in the next-to-last column
Similar words: intermediate
Definition: lying between two extremes in time or space or state
Usage: going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands; intermediate stages in a process; intermediate stops on the route; an intermediate range plane