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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

終盤

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shūban

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tail-end/ˈteɪl.end/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"私たちはプロジェクトの終盤に差し掛かっている。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The final part or conclusion of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a series.

    "We managed to finish the project right at the tail-end of the week."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or situated at the very end of a sequence or process.

    "The company experienced heavy losses during the tail-end months of the fiscal year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Old English noun 'tæġel' (meaning tail) and 'ende' (meaning extremity or limit). First recorded in the late 16th century, the compound naturally evolved to denote the final part or trailing conclusion of a period of time, process, or physical object.

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