English

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Etymology 1

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From last +‎ named.

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Adjective

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last-named (not comparable)

  1. The last person or thing named, e.g. in the preceding text.
    • 1961 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Salute to the "Claude Hamiltons" & "Directors"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 115:
      James Holden had been succeeded in 1907 by his son Stephen Dewar Holden and the latter in his turn in 1912 by A. J. Hill. The last-named introduced a revolutionary change in 1922 by rebuilding No. 1805 with a new high-pitched boiler [...].
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Etymology 2

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From last-name +‎ -ed.

Verb

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last-named

  1. simple past and past participle of last-name

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