last but not least
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last but not least
- /ˈlæst bʌt nɑt ˈlist/
- /ˈlɑːst bʌt nɒt ˈliːst/
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Rhetoric:
A possible/common pattern to arrange a speech or essay suggests putting your strongest and thus most important argument favoring your own opinion first and conclude with the weakest, thus least important argument.
adverb last but not least often followed by a comma
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An expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.
And, last but not least, Pep Guardiola’s tactical mastery shone through despite setbacks.
Similar: and of course
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adv An expression to start the last item of a list
| Español | por último, pero no menos importante |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 最後但同樣重要的是 /最后但同样重要的是 zuìhòu dàn tóngyàng zhòngyào de shì |
| Português | (por) último, mas não menos importante |
| Français | le dernier mais non le moindre |
| Deutsch | zu guter Letzt, nicht zuletzt |
| Italiano | ultimo ma non meno importante |
| Română | ultimul dar nu cel din urmă, nu în ultimul rând |
| Русский | коне́чно konéčno, после́дний по счёту, но не по ва́жности poslédnij po sčótu, no ne po vážnosti, хотя́ и после́дний, но не ме́нее ва́жный xotjá i poslédnij, no ne méneje vážnyj |
| עברית | אַחֲרוֹן אַחֲרוֹן חָבִיב akharón akharón khavív |
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