noun🔗ShareAvant-dernierA penult, a next-to-last thing, particularly:"The penultimate chapter of the history textbook was about the Civil War. "L'avant-dernier chapitre du manuel d'histoire portait sur la guerre de Sécession.languagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAvant-dernier(in United States usually formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc."The penultimate chapter of the book was very exciting. "L'avant-dernier chapitre du livre était très passionnant.timelanguagenumberlistChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAvant-dernierOf or pertaining to a penult."The penultimate chapter of the book was more exciting than the previous ones. "L'avant-dernier chapitre du livre était plus passionnant que les précédents.languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePénultièmeRelating to or denoting an element of a related collection of curves that is arbitrarily close to a degenerate form."The team celebrated their penultimate victory before the championship game, knowing the final one would be the hardest to win. "L'équipe a célébré sa pénultième victoire avant le match de championnat, sachant que la dernière serait la plus difficile à gagner.mathscienceelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
