pene-

American  

1. a combining form meaning “almost,” used in the formation of compound words.

   penecontemporaneous.

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pene- British  

prefix

1. almost

   peneplain

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Etymology

Origin of pene-

< Latin paene-, combining form of paene

Example Sentences

Last week, the Samoan tenor Pene Pati made his North American solo recital debut with pianist Ronny Michael Greenberg.

From The Wall Street Journal

Puccini’s “La Bohème” starts March 15, 2025, with Ailyn Pérez and Pene Pati in a staging originally conceived by Herbert Ross at the LA Opera in 1993.

From Seattle Times

Samoan tenor Pene Pati bagged the Opera Magazine Readers' award, the only one decided by popular vote instead of a jury.

From Reuters

The Sea Kings got on the board on a three-yard run from Colin Pene, but the San Clemente special teams group came up big again, blocking the extra point, which kept the Tritons lead at 20-6 with 5:27 left in the third.

From Los Angeles Times

Jennifer Johnson Cano’s mezzo-soprano was smoothly plangent as Emilia; the tenor Pene Pati was a sweetly ingenuous Cassio.

From New York Times