# last but not least

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈlæst bʌt nɑt ˈlist/

## Definitions
1. An expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.

## Etymology
Rhetoric:
A possible/common pattern to arrange a speech or essay suggests putting your strongest and thus most important argument favoring your own opinion first and conclude with the weakest, thus least important argument.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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