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dernier.

Final, last.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdɜːnjeɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɜɹnjeɪ/General-American
  1. Final, last.

    dated · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French dernier, a contraction of derrenier, from Old French derrain (“final, last”) (by analogy with premier), from Vulgar Latin *dēretrānus, from Latin dē (“from, away from”) + retrō (“back; backwards; behind”) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”).

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