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• adjective 1 coming after all others in time or order. 2 most recent in time. 3 immediately preceding in order. 4 lowest in importance or rank. 5 (the last) the least likely or suitable. 6 only remaining. • adverb 1 on the last occasion before the present. 2 in combination after all others in order: the last-named film. 3 (in enumerating points) lastly. • noun (pl. same) 1 the last person or thing. 2 (the last of) the only remaining part of. 3 (the last) the end or last moment, especially death. — PHRASES at last (or at long last) in the end; after much delay. last thing late in the evening, especially just before going to bed. — ORIGIN Old English, related to LATE.
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