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last word

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: last word

1
n
an authoritative statement
2
n
elegance by virtue of being fashionable
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: last word
1

n an authoritative statement

“my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take”
Type of:
authority
an authoritative written work

n the final statement in a verbal argument

“she always gets the last word
Type of:
argument, statement
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
2

n elegance by virtue of being fashionable

Synonyms:
chic, chichi, chicness, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank
Types:
dapperness, jauntiness, nattiness, rakishness
stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
Type of:
elegance
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
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