Crossword clues for penultima
penultima
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.
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).
Wiktionary
n. last syllable but one
WordNet
n. the next to last syllable in a word [syn: penult, penultimate]
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 chess board and pieces, each piece having different movement and capture rules from standard chess. In a manner similar to the game Mao, which was a popular game in Cambridge at that time, the rules for each piece vary from game to game, and are initially kept secret from the players. Penultima is similar in style to Eleusis, Zendo and Mao. The name of the game is a pun on "penultimate", and "Ultima", the name of the chess variant.
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.