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  1. 1
    The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects. idiomatic

    "Little Joe's mother's cake was the last word in cakes; [...]"

  2. 2
    elegance by virtue of being fashionable wordnet
  3. 3
    A concluding remark; final advice, instructions, or observation. idiomatic

    "["]I have got my leave, and that is all I want." / "You had better receive the last word from my mother," said the marquis. / "Very good; I will go and get it," said Newman; and he prepared to return to the drawing-room."

  4. 4
    an authoritative statement wordnet
  5. 5
    The final statement uttered by a person before death. often, sarcastic

    "Benjamin Franklin [...] pondered over his last words for as much as two weeks, and then when the time came, he said, "None but the brave deserve the fair," and died happy."

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  1. 6
    the final statement in a verbal argument wordnet
  2. 7
    A final decision or remark, or the right to make one. idiomatic

    "have the last word"

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