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Definition of Last respects
1. Noun. The act of expressing respect for someone who has died. "He paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside"
Definition of Last respects
1. Noun. Final visit to a person nearing death, or to a person who has just died. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Last Respects
Literary usage of Last respects
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order by George Crabb (1816)
"ULTIMATE comes from ultimul the last. last respects tbe order of succession ;
latest respects the order of time; final respects the completion of an object. ..."
2. Complete Spanish Course in Accordance with the Robertsonian System of by Louis Ernst, Theodore Robertson (1898)
"We beg your reference to the above copy of our last respects per ship Alexander,
and . ... Confirming last respects of the We crave your reference to our. ..."
3. "Early to Bed and Early to Rise.": "Twenty Years in Hell with the Beef Trust by Roger R. Shiel (1909)
"The meat trade was represented by a full attendance, who came to pay their last
respects to their fellow craftsman. Besides being a member of many societies ..."
4. Manual of Mercantile Correspondence in Two Languages-- English and German by Ludwig Simon, Christian Vogel, Henry P. Skelton, W. C. Wrankmore, Leland Mason (1883)
"Since our last respects of the 3rd inst., we are without your esteemed favours.
We have to advise purchases made in yesterday's sale for your a/c. ..."
5. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1893)
"turned out en masse to pay their last respects to their old friend. There was
not a public work of any kind in the neighborhood during his lifetime but what ..."
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