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peninitial

Pronunciation: /ˌpɛnɪˈnɪʃəl/

The English word “peninitial” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Falling in the position after initial position; second.

Etymology

Blend of penultimate + initial, treating pen- (from Latin paene (“almost”)) as a prefix.

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