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