Usually means: Second to last in sequence.
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  1. penultimately: Merriam-Webster
  2. penultimately: Collins English Dictionary
  3. penultimately: Vocabulary.com
  4. penultimately: Wiktionary
  5. penultimately: Dictionary.com
  6. penultimately: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (penultimately)

▸ adverb:  Next to the last in order.

Similar:
ultimately, sequentially, finally, semifinally, thirdly, nextly, rankwise, in order, forward, backward, more...

Opposite:
last, finally, ultimately

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Similar:
ultimately, sequentially, finally, semifinally, thirdly, nextly, rankwise, in order, forward, backward, more...

Opposite:
last, finally, ultimately



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