Definition of 'next-to-last'

Adjective

1. next to the last; "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column"
      Synonyms: penultimate
2. used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student"
      Synonyms: junior third-year

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