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Posted by kevin hudson
kevin hudson
Courses Plus Student 11,987 Points

What is penultimate?

I had to look it up and found this :)

Definition of penultimate 1 : next to the last the penultimate chapter of a book

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penultimate

So Last but not least....

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Literally (as used here) it means "second to last". But in street speak it takes on the meaning "second to none" or simply "the best"; probably due to confusion with the word "ultimate".