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first and last
adverb
taking everything together
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she was first and last a scientist

• Syn: ↑above all

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adverb
: taking everything together : all in all : in the last analysis : altogether

she holds that he was first and last a poet — Times Literary Supplement

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first and last
Altogether
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Main Entry: ↑last

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fundamentally; on the whole

museums are first and last about curatorship

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first and last
: at the most basic level : in all respects

This is first and last a matter of national security.

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Main Entry: ↑first
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first and last — see ↑first, 2
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Main Entry: ↑last

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ˌfirst and ˈlast idiom
in every way that is important; completely

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She regarded herself, first and last, as a musician.

Main entry: ↑firstidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.