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next-to-last

next-to-last is the alternative form of next to last.

Meaning of next to last

Adjective

next to last (not comparable)

  1. (particularly US) Penultimate, one before the end of a series, placed immediately before the end in a sequence.
    • Go ahead and rest. We board the plane next to last.
    Synonyms:
    penultimate

Questions about next-to-last

What is next-to-last the alternative form of?
Next-to-last is the alternative form of next to last.

Words near next-to-last in the dictionary

  1. next-gen
  2. next-generation
  3. next-generation network
  4. next-level
  5. next-to-it-ness
  6. next-to-last
  7. next-to-ness
  8. nextborn
  9. nextborns
  10. nextdoor
  11. nextgen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: next-to-last (page history and authors); next to last (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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