"first and last" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-first and last.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} first and last (not comparable)
  1. (attributive) only Tags: attributive, not-comparable Related terms: one and only
    Sense id: en-first_and_last-en-adj--QWxlULt

Adverb

Audio: en-au-first and last.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} first and last (not comparable)
  1. altogether; wholly Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: completely
    Sense id: en-first_and_last-en-adv-W0DvjBCM

Noun

Audio: en-au-first and last.ogg [Australia] Forms: firsts and lasts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|firsts and lasts}} first and last (plural firsts and lasts)
  1. (idiomatic) A person's combined given name and surname. Tags: idiomatic Translations (given name and surname): nombre y apellido [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-first_and_last-en-noun-z2DuKAdU Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 31 7 62 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 2 87 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 2 93 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 12 4 84

Inflected forms

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