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last

2 adverb
     
last2 S1 W1
1 most recently before now [↪ next]:
When I last saw her, she was working in New York.
2 after everything or everyone else [≠ first]:
Who is speaking last?
Add the flour last.
last of all (=used when giving a final point or piece of information)
Last of all, I'd like to thank everyone for coming
3

last but not least

used when mentioning the last person or thing in a list, to emphasize that they are still important:
Last but not least, let me introduce Jane, our new secretary.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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