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penultima
Word definitions for penultima in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Penultima is a game of inductive logic , played on a chess board. It was invented by Michael Greene and Adam Chalcraft in Cambridge in 1994. The game is derived from the chess variant Ultima (otherwise known as Baroque Chess ), and played with a standard ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. last syllable but one
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, from Latin penultima (syllaba) , "the next to the last syllable of a word or verse," from fem. of Latin adjective penultimus "next-to-last," from paene "almost" + ultimus "final" (see ultimate ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the next to last syllable in a word [syn: penult , penultimate ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Penultima \Pe*nul"ti*ma\, n. [L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus, paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the last.] Same as Penult .
Usage examples of penultima.
Doubtful as Penultima Thule might be, Gaunt and Bone were more dubious about suicide.
And so distracted, they had exercised little caution upon reaching Penultima Thule.
In the quiet beauty of this place, in what might be termed the ultimate part of Penultima Thule, Bone spoke for the first time in hours.
They scampered like lunatics beneath the hidden moon, every bit of ice between them and Penultima Thule an affront to their sanity.