forelast

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forelast

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From fore- + last. In some instances of more recent use, perhaps also a calque of German vorletzte or Dutch voorlaatst.

adjective fore-last

nonstandard, not comparable, possibly, rare Next to last, second to last. Certain disyllables, being both Nouns and Verbs, are distinguished by the Accent: the Verb having it in the last, and the Noun in the fore-last[…]
Similar: penultimate

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@misc{forelast_2026,
  title = {forelast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forelast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}