adj
Meaning 1
only
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, not-comparable
Examples
- This is the first and last time I'm doing this.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
first and last
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Sound
Pronunciation
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adv
Meaning 2
altogether; wholly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- He is a gentleman, first and last.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: absolutely, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind, altogether, at large, at length, cap-a-pie, categorically, completely, detailly, downright, entirely, exhaustively, finally, first and last, flat-out, flat out, from aardvark to zymurgy, from A to Z, from head to toe, from soup to nuts, from stem to stern, from the rooter to the tooter, from top to bottom, from top to toe, fully, handsomely, heartily, head to foot, head to tail, head to toe, hook, line, and sinker, in detail, in full, lock, stock, and barrel, one hundred percent, out-and-out, out and out, outright, particularly, perfectly, plumb, properly, purely, quite, right, root and branch, soundly, soup-to-nuts, straight up, through and through, top to tail, top to toe, totally, totes, to the bone, to the core, to the full, utterly, well and truly, whole, whole cloth, wholly
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A person's combined given name and surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Hi, Yes, I'm here to register as a new primary care patient. OK, I'll have you fill out a form on this digital tablet, but first I need your first and last, date of birth, and the last four of your social [the ending digits of an identification number].
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
taking everything together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she was first and last a scientist
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: above all
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: nombre y apellido — given name and surname