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last full measures

last full measures is the plural of last full measure.

Meaning of last full measure

Noun

last full measure (plural last full measures)

  1. (idiomatic) A person's life, when lost through death in service to a nation or cause, particularly as a member of a military force in war or a semi-militarized organization such as a police force or civil defense corps, e.g. fire departments. May also be applied to some dangerous government and civil occupations such as espionage.
    • Near-synonym: martyrdom

Questions about last full measures

What is last full measures the plural of?
Last full measures is the plural of last full measure.

Words near last full measures in the dictionary

  1. last eights
  2. last four
  3. last fours
  4. last frontier
  5. last full measure
  6. last full measures
  7. last gasp
  8. last gasps
  9. Last Gospel
  10. last hired, first fired
  11. last honors

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