tail end

tail end

n.

1. The hindmost part.

2. The very end; the conclusion.

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tail end

n

the last, endmost, or final part

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tail′ end′

n.

1. rear end.

2. the concluding or final part; tag end: the tail end of a lecture.

[1375–1425]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tail end - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" fag end, tail end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
	2.	tail end - any projection that resembles the tail of an animal tail projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
	3.	tail end - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail, rear, bum, can, butt body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

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tail end

noun

The hindmost part of something:

end, rear, tag end, tail.

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Translations

tail end

n (of party, meeting) → fine f; (of train, procession) → coda
to be at the tail end of the procession/queue → essere in coda alla processione/in fondo alla coda

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