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second-last

second-last is the alternative form of second last.

Meaning of second last

Adjective

second last (not comparable)

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

Questions about second-last

What is second-last the alternative form of?
Second-last is the alternative form of second last.

Words near second-last in the dictionary

  1. second-harmonic generation
  2. second-harmonic generations
  3. second-impact syndrome
  4. second-in-command
  5. second-language acquisition
  6. second-last
  7. second-level domain
  8. second-level domains
  9. second-line
  10. second-mile service
  11. second-order

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