What does third to last mean?

The 4th is next to last or last but one (penultimate). The 3rd is second from (or to) last or last but two (antepenultimate). The 2nd, is third from (or to) last or last but three.

Antepenultimate Add to list Share. Something that’s antepenultimate is the third from the last. If you’re the antepenultimate fan in line at a book signing, there are only two people standing behind you. Ultimate is the last or best, penultimate is the second to last, and finally antepenultimate is the third from last.

The common usage would be “third to last”. If you need a weird word, use antepenultimate or propenultimate: “Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.”

Quarter to last. third to last. solutions to last. exact ( 2 ) Not even a stumble at the fourth to last could stop jockey Tom Scudamore from finishing six lengths ahead of The Cockney Mackem.

Penultimate Add to list Share. If something’s the penultimate, then it’s the second to last thing in a series.

Penultimate Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster.

I looked up the dictionary meaning of the word “penultimate”, and one of the definitions was: “next to last” or “second to last”, therefore, The words “next to” and “second to” are synonymous.

But Penultimate Means “next to last” or “second to last.” It’s probably because it adds an emphatic extra syllable to the word ultimate that people think it somehow means “more” than ultimate—but it really means less.

Second-to-last definition

Something that is just before something that is the final in a series. noun. (chiefly US) Occurring just before the final in a series. This is the second-to-last night of my vacation. adjective.

Adjective. preantepenultimate (not comparable) (chiefly phonetics and biology) Three before the end; fourth to last.

Adjective. antepenultimate (not comparable) Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

What is another word for third?

Throughout the entire duration; from the very beginning to the very end.

Definition of next to last

: In such time or order that only one person or thing comes after We were next to last in line. I was the next to last person in line. He finished next to last in the race.

Coordinate terms. (adjectives denoting syllables): ultimate (last), penultimate (last but one), Antepenultimate (last but two), preantepenultimate (last but three)

(For a synonym, see above all.) This expression, first recorded in 1589, should not be confused with the similar-sounding from first to last, which means “From start to finish” or “throughout,” as in We cheered them on from first to last.

Definition of penultimate

Adjective. Next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play. of or relating to a penult or the next to the last syllable in a word: In the word appropriate,-pri- is the penultimate syllable. noun. a penult.

But penultimate means “Next to last” or “second to last.” It’s probably because it adds an emphatic extra syllable to the word ultimate that people think it somehow means “more” than ultimate—but it really means less.

Antepenultimate (not comparable) Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.