We all know that The last thing to happen is the Ultimate. The next to last is the Penultimate. But what is th

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We all know that The last thing to happen is the Ultimate. The next to last is the Penultimate. But what is th

2006-06-14 06:34:18 · 3 answers · asked by nimmoo 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

But what is the second-to-last called?

2006-06-14 06:36:04 · update #1

Captain... my mistake... I meant, third to last

2006-06-14 16:02:02 · update #2

3 answers

AntePenultimate

Antepenultimate refers to:
* The third to last in a series.
* In linguistics, relating to the third last syllable or antepenult of a word.

2006-06-14 06:38:09 · answer #1 · answered by Nacho 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋

Well, ante-penultimate is third to last.

Reading your details carefully -- "...second to last called?"

Well, that's "Penultimate" itself !

2006-06-14 16:54:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

antepenultimate. before the second to last.

2006-06-14 15:08:17 · answer #3 · answered by howlettlogan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋