last name
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last name
noun last names
- Synonym of surname, a person's family name.
- The last element of a full name, particularly when it could also be given name in East Asian and other cultural traditions. In a structure typical for East Asia cultures, last names are usually used as given names. It usually differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common family name
