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tail end

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noun

the hinder or rear part of anything.
the concluding or final part or section; tag end: the tail end of a lecture.

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Origin of tail end

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby tail end

tail coat, tail cone, tail covert, tailed, tailed frog, tail end, tail fan, tail fin, tailfirst, tail fold, tailgate
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Words related to tail end

appendage, behind, butt, buttocks, conclusion, end, extremity, posterior, rear, rear end, reverse, rump, stub, tag, train, tush, empennage, fag end, rudder, tag end

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British Dictionary definitions for tail end

tail end

noun

the last, endmost, or final part
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Idioms and Phrases with tail end

tail end
1

The rear or hindmost part, as in Douglas was at the tail end of the academic procession. [Mid-1700s]

2

The very end, the conclusion, as in Only at the tail end of his speech did he thank his sponsors. [Mid-1800s]

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