Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A final appearance or effort, especially at the end of a career.
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- noun A final
act (by a politician etc.) orperformance (by an actor etc.) that marks the end of acareer
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- noun a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After The Last Hurrah, a novel by Edwin O'Connor (1918–1968), American writer.]
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