the last but one
(US also the next to last)Definition
› the one before the final one: I'm almost finished - this is the last but one box to empty.Final and finally
(Definition of the last but one from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- antepenultimate adjective
- as a last resort idiom
- at the end of the day idiom
- closing adjective
- concluding adjective
- conclusion noun (LAST PART)
- end noun (LAST POINT)
- eventually adverb
- final adjective
- finally adverb (AFTER TIME)
- finally adverb (LAST)
- hear/see the last of sth idiom
- last adjective, pronoun, noun
- last-ditch adjective
- lastly adverb
- latest noun
- latter adjective
- latter noun
- ultimate adjective
- ultimately adverb
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