last

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Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

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Definition

  1. noun the temporal end; the concluding time
  2. noun the last or lowest in an ordering or series
  3. noun a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do

Etymology

From Middle English laste, latst, syncopated variant of latest, both ultimately from Old English latost. Doublet of latest.

In classic literature

Synonyms

stopping point, finale, finis, finish, conclusion, close

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