penultimates

Noun

penultimate (plural penultimates)

1. (uncommon) A penult, a next to last, particularly
   • Our Lutheran concern for the ultimates (the Gospel) has allowed us to neglect some of the penultimates (bodily healing), failing to stress the total implications of that ultimate Gospel.1962, Minutes of the Adjourned Meeting of 22nd Biennial Convention of the United Lutheran Church in America, XXII.iv

   Synonyms:

   penult

2. (obsolete, rare, uncommon) The penultimate day of a month.
   • At Woodstock, the penultimate of August.1529 August 30, Bishop Stephen Gardiner, letter (1933), 33

   Synonyms:

   penult

3. (uncommon) The penultimate syllable of a word or metrical line.
   • Antepenultimate is that before the Penultimate, or the last but two.1728, E. Chambers, Cyclopædia

   Synonyms:

   penult

4. (obsolete, rare, uncommon) The penultimate element of a collection of curves.

   Synonyms:

   penult

5. (uncommon) The penultimate (next to lowest) card in a suit.
   • Penultimate, the. — Beginning with the lowest card but one of the suit you lead originally, if it contains more than four cards.1876, Arthur Campbell-Walker, The Correct Card, Glossary page xiii

   Synonyms:

   penult

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