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last⋅ly

  [last-lee, lahst-]
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–adverb
in conclusion; in the last place; finally.
Origin:
1325–75; ME lestely. See last 1 , -ly
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last 1   (lāst)   
adj.  
  1. Being, coming, or placed after all others; final: the last game of the season.
  2. Being the only one left: his last nickel; as a last resort.
  3. Just past; most recent: last year; the last time I checked.
  4. Most up-to-date; newest: the last thing in swimwear.
  5. Highest in extent or degree; utmost: to the last measure of human endurance.
  6. Most valid, authoritative, or conclusive: The arbiter will have the last say in resolving this dispute.
    1. Least likely or expected: the last person we would have suspected.
    2. The least desirable or suitable: the last man for the job.
    3. Of or relating to a terminal period or stage, as of life: the last days of the dinosaurs.
    4. Administered just before death: the last sacraments.
  8. Being the latest possible: waited until the last second before boarding the train.
  9. Lowest in rank or importance: last prize; last place.
  10. Used as an intensive: Every last dollar was donated to charity.
    1. Of or relating to a terminal period or stage, as of life: the last days of the dinosaurs.
    2. Administered just before death: the last sacraments.
adv.  
  1. After all others in chronology or sequence: arrived last.
  2. Most recently: a fashion last popular in the 1940s.
  3. At the end; finally: Add the butter last.
n.  
  1. One that is at the end or last: the last to be chosen; on every page but the last.
  2. The end: held out until the last.
  3. The final mention or appearance: haven't seen the last of our troubles.

[Middle English, from Old English latost, superlative of læt, late; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]
last'ly adv.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean coming after all others in chronology or sequence. Last applies to what comes at the end of a series: the last day of the month.
Something final stresses the definitiveness and decisiveness of the conclusion: "I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality" (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Terminal applies to what marks or forms a limit or boundary, as in space, time, or development: The railroad chose as its terminal city a town with a large harbor.
Ultimate applies to what concludes a series, process, or progression, to what constitutes a final result or objective, and to what is most distant or remote, as in time: the ultimate sonata of that opus; our ultimate goal; the ultimate effect.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Lastly

Last"ly\, adv. 1. In the last place; in conclusion.

2. at last; finally.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : lastly
Spanish: por último, finalmente,
German: zuletzt,
Japanese: 終わりに
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