Penult

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 - Penult
Author: Noah Webster

PENULT’, n. [L. penultimus; pene, almost, and ultimus, last.]

The last syllable of a word except one.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Penult," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 15, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CK5UQNJZGWDMWBR.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Penult." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 15 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CK5UQNJZGWDMWBR.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Penult' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 15 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CK5UQNJZGWDMWBR.