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dernier.

last

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɛʁ.nje//dɛʁ.njɛ.ʁ‿//dɛʁ.nje.ʁ‿/

  1. last

    Il est parti le mois dernier.
    Je n'ai parlé qu'une fois avec elle depuis l'année dernière.

  2. latest (most recent)

    J'espère que les dernières mises à jour vont nous permettre d'achever le projet à temps.

  3. latter (usually preceded by the determiner ce); see: ce dernier

Where this word comes from

From a contraction of earlier derrenier, a derivation of Old French derrain (through analogy with premier), itself derived from Vulgar Latin *dēretrānus, from Latin dē + retrō + -ānus.

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