# dernier

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdəːnjeɪ/ · frequency rank #98,016

## Definitions
1. Final, last.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French dernier, a contraction of derrenier, from Old French derrain (“final, last”) (by analogy with premier), from Vulgar Latin *dēretrānus, from Latin dē (“from, away from”) + retrō (“back; backwards; behind”) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”).

## Source
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