To: John Beresford Tipton
pe·nul·ti·mate ( P ) Pronunciation Key (p-nlt-mt)
adj.
Next to last.
Linguistics. Of or relating to the penult of a word: penultimate stress.
n.
The next to the last.
It is a word and they used it correctly.
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12/21/2003 1:49:23 PM PST by
Harmless Teddy Bear
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
"The next to the last.
It is a word and they used it correctly."
But beatification is not the next to last step *Before* sainthood.
Beatification is the LAST, i.e., ultimate, step *Before* sainthood.
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