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last but one

last but one adjective: penultimate, next to last, immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

Adjective

last but one (not comparable)

  1. (UK) Penultimate, next to last, immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
    Synonyms:
    penultimate

last but one meaning in Sanskrit

last but one in Sanskrit

last but one
उपान्त upāntá

Synonyms of last but one

Questions about last but one

What does last but one mean?
Last but one means penultimate, next to last, immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
What is last but one in Sanskrit?
Last but one in Sanskrit is उपान्त (upāntá). See Last but one meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is last but one?
Last but one is an adjective.

Words near last but one in the dictionary

  1. last big thing
  2. last big things
  3. last burst of fire
  4. last bursts of fire
  5. last but not least
  6. last but one
  7. last call
  8. last calls
  9. last cast
  10. last casts
  11. last chance saloon

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Adapted from Wiktionary: last but one (page history and authors); उपान्त (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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