Second/Third last line?

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What is the line before the last line?
Second last line? And the line before the second last line? Third last line?

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second to the last line

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You are correct. The item before last in a series is also called the penultimate item.

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@tanguatlay,

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What is the line before the last line? Second last line?

Second last, second to last, second from last (mainly British: last but one)

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And the line before the second last line? Third last line?

Third last, third to last, third from last (mainly British: last but two)

...etc

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@centrox,

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penultimate

Thanks once again Cen/Con, it's not everyday....

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You are correct

Puzzled C/C cuz OP entirely in q's

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Thanks to all of you.

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