dernier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Final, last.

Pronunciation

/ˈdəːnjeɪ/ /ˈdɚnjeɪ/ En-us-dernier.flac

Word forms

dernier

Etymology

Borrowed from French dernier, a contraction of derrenier, from Old French derrain (“final, last”) (by analogy with premier), from Vulgar Latin *dēretrānus, from Latin dē (“from, away from”) + retrō (“back; backwards; behind”) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”).

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