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The penultimate letter in the word "rest" is the letter "e." In the word "rest," the letter "e" appears second to last, making it the penultimate letter. The sequence of letters in the word "rest" is R-E-S-T, with the letter "e" being the penultimate letter before the final letter "t."
Words that drop the ending "y" and add "-ies" are those for which the penultimate letter of the word is a consonant. As the penultimate letter of keys is a vowel, the final consonant y is retained and an s is added at the end.
Because it is the second to last letter.
The British pronounce the last letter "zed", as do most Australians. Much more sensible than "zee" which can be confused with "cee" and other letters.
The penultimate shell can accommodate a maximum of 8 electrons. This is based on the maximum number of electrons that can occupy each subshell within the penultimate shell (s = 2 electrons, p = 6 electrons).
V....before the last, next to last
She wasn't the last but she was the penultimate.
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"Starting" "Stirring" "Stomping"
Anti-Penultimate shells are the ones to the inner side of penultimate shells or the third from the last.
bufon, truhan, simplon (accent on penultimate letter in each case)
The penultimate month of the year is November.