next-to-last has definitions from the field of education
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[ adjective ] next to the last

Synonyms

penultimate

Examples

"the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter" "the figures in the next-to-last column"

Used in print

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

The figures in the next-to-last column are derived with the assumption of 50 per_cent shielding by the Earth ; hence , these figures apply immediately above the Earth 's atmosphere .

Related terms

last

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[ adjective ] (education) used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college

Synonyms

junior third-year

Examples

"the junior class" "a third-year student"

Related terms

intermediate

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