next-to-last meaning and definition

NEXT-TO-LAST adjective

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