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LAST WORDS

"LAST WORDS" is a plural of: last word.


Specialty Definition: LAST WORDS

DomainDefinition

Literature

Last Words (See Ding Syings .). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: LAST WORDS

Synonym: Deathbeds. (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: LAST WORDS

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Sequel

Noun: sequel, suffix, successor; tail, queue, train, wake, trail, rear; retinue, suite; appendix, postscript; epilogue; peroration; codicil; continuation, sequela; appendage; tail piece, heelpiece; tag, more last words; colophon.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: LAST WORDS

English words defined with "LAST WORDS": halelingeringlyNathan Haleprotractedlyswallow. (references)
Specialty definitions using "LAST WORDS": HobbemaMisersOm. (references)

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Modern Usage: LAST WORDS

DomainUsage

Screenplays

And you can tell Rolling Stone magazine that my last words were I'm on drugs! (Almost Famous; writing credit: Cameron Crowe)

These are your last words, so make them a prayer. (Snatch.; writing credit: Guy Ritchie)

Only God knows for sure, were Bradford's last words to anyone on this Earth. (The Creeping Terror; writing credit: Arthur Ross; Robert Silliphant)

You got any last words before I kill ya? (Beavis and Butt-head Do America; writing credit: Mike Judge;)

What would have been your last words to the victim? (Scary Movie; writing credit: Shawn Wayans; Marlon Wayans)

Clever

You're trailer trash when you think the last words of the Star Spangled Banner are, "Gentlemen start your engines. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Last Words (2002)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: LAST WORDS

DomainTitle

Books

  • Death on a Friday Afternoon: Meditations on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross (reference)

  • Last words : letters and statements of the leaders executed after the rising at Easter 1916 (reference)

  • Last words on the history of the title-page, with notes on some colophons and twenty-seven fac-similes of title-pages (reference)

  • Last Words of Saints and Sinners: 700 Final Quotes from the Famous, the Infamous, and the Inspiring Figures of History (reference)

  • "Frankly My Dear...": The World's Greatest Comebacks, Snubs, Insults, One-Liners, and Last Words (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: LAST WORDS

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OK, but next time you have to wear one famous last words. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Jeff's double quick. The last words of the Confederacy: "Jeff's war hoops". Credit: Library of Congress.

He was thinking of the Cure's last words to the people. Credit: Library of Congress.

"Light! More light!" - Goethe's last words / Herblock. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: LAST WORDS

AuthorQuotation

Emily Dickinson's Last Words

. . . the fog is rising.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: LAST WORDS

AuthorDateQuotation

Communist Manifesto

1848

Its last words are: corporate guilds for manufacture, patriarchal relations in agriculture. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: LAST WORDS

TitleAuthorQuote

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

These last words were in a whisper, as she evidently did not wish Arthur to hear.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

The dying man pronounced these last words in a loud voice, and with a shudder of ecstasy, as if he saw some one.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Wilson walked near for the last words.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Expression: LAST WORDS

Expression using "LAST WORDS": more last words. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: LAST WORDS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

famous last words

108

last words

37

famous inmate last words

6

funny last words

5

kanes last words

3

famous funny last words

3

last words of jesus

2

bible first last words

2

executed last words

2

seven last words of christ

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Bible Trace: LAST WORDS

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 21, Verse 6
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai aspasamenoi allhlouV epebhmen eiV to ploion ekeinoi de upestreyan eiV ta idia
Latin405VulgateEt cum valefecissemus invicem ascendimus in navem illi autem redierunt in sua
Middle English1395WyclifAnd whanne we hadden maad fare wel togidre, we wenten vp into the schip; and thei turneden ayen in to her owne places.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd when we had taken oure leave one of another we toke shyppe and they returned home agayne.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
Basic English1964OgdenWe said our last words to one another, and got into the ship, and they went back to their houses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: LAST WORDS

LanguageActs Chapter 21, Verse 6
AlbanianDhe, mbasi u përshëndetëm, hipëm në anije, kurse ata u kthyen në shtëpitë e veta.
CebuanoUg unya misakay kami sa sakayan, ug sila namauli ngadto sa ila.
CroatianPozdravismo se, popesmo se na laðu, a oni se vratiše kuæi.
Danishtoge vi Afsked med hverandre; og vi gik om Bord i Skibet, men de vendte tilbage til deres Hjem.
DutchEn als wij elkander gegroet hadden, gingen wij in het schip; maar zijlieden keerden wederom, elk naar het zijne.
Finnishja sanottuamme jäähyväiset toisillemme astuimme laivaan, ja he palasivat kotiinsa.
FrenchPuis, ayant pris congé les uns des autres, nous montâmes sur le navire, et ils retournèrent chez eux.
GermanUnd als wir einander gesegnet, traten wir ins Schiff; jene aber wandten sich wieder zu dem Ihren.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSetelah itu kami bersalam-salaman, lalu kami naik ke kapal dan mereka pun pulang ke rumah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaSetelah bersalam-salaman seorang dengan seorang, lalu naiklah kami ke kapal, dan mereka itu pun pulanglah ke rumahnya.
Italiannoi salimmo sulla nave ed essi tornarono alle loro case.
MaoriKatahi ka poroporoaki matou tetahi ki tetahi; a eke ana matou ki te kaipuke; ko ratou ia i hoki ki o ratou kainga.
Norwegianså bød vi hverandre farvel, og vi gikk ombord på skibet; men de vendte tilbake til sitt.
Portuguesee despedindo-nos uns dos outros, embarcamos, e eles voltaram para casa.   
RumanianApoi ne-am luat ziua bunq unii dela alyii, wi noi ne-am suit kn corabie iar ei s`au kntors acasq.
ShuarTura nu amikiar nuinkia áujnaisar ikiukiarmaji. Tura iikia kanunam enkemprakrin ninkia ni jeen waketkiarmiayi.
SpanishNos despedimos los unos de los otros y subimos al barco, y ellos volvieron a sus casas.
SwahiliKisha tuliagana; sisi tukapanda meli nao wakarudi makwao.
Swedishoch togo sedan avsked av varandra. Därefter stego vi ombord på skeppet, och de andra vände tillbaka hem igen.
UmaOti mosampaya, mometabe-makai, pai' ngkahe' -makai hi rala kapal. Hira' to mebawa toera, nculii' wo'o-ramo-rawo hilou hi tomi-ra.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: LAST WORDS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-l-o-r-s-s-t-w"

-2 letters: dorsals, towards.

-3 letters: assort, dorsal, dossal, drawls, roasts, sarods, sowars, straws, strows, swards, swords, tolars, toward, trawls, woalds, worlds, worsts.

-4 letters: altos, awols, darts, datos, dawts, doats, dolts, dorsa, dotal, drats, drawl, draws, dross, lards, lasso, lasts, loads, lords, lotas, oasts, orals, ratos, roads, roast, rotas, rotls, salts, sards, sarod, saros, slats, slaws.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-l-o-r-s-s-t-w"
 

+1 letter: swordtails.

 

+3 letters: towardliness.

 

+5 letters: towardlinesses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: LAST WORDS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 41 53 54      57 4F 52 44 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001100 01000001 01010011 01010100 00100000 01010111 01001111 01010010 01000100 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#76 &#65 &#83 &#84 &#32 &#87 &#79 &#82 &#68 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004C 0041 0053 0054      0057 004F 0052 0044 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4635535425749523853

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Familiar
8. Quotations: Historic
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Bible Trace
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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