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lastly

adverb

«lastly» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Lastly means at the end, after everything else; it introduces the last thing in a list. tree →

In the lessons

in stories it marks the last event or person in a sequence, as in «Lastly, there came …»; in speech it introduces the final point

Examples

  • First we ate, then we sang, and lastly we went home. tree →
  • Lastly, there came the two sons of the sick man. tree →
  • Lastly he said, 'Well, Jack my Hedgehog, and what shall I bring you?' tree →

Note

nothing for maths; it only names the last item of a list and does not change a count.

In Jewish tradition

in stories it marks the last event or person in a sequence, as in «Lastly, there came …»; in speech it introduces the final point

Examples

  • Air, Vayu ; then Water, Apas, which condenses into solid elementary Earth, Prithivi ; and lastly from the Water He formed Fire. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
  • must not be confused with Zain, Z ; and lastly Qoph, Q is very often replaced by K, which is hardly defensible as there is a true K in addition. ' 44. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

nothing for maths; it only names the last item of a list and does not change a count.

On Mova

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