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last resort
A final expedient or recourse to achieve some end or settle a difficulty. For example, If you don't improve, we'll try this new medication as a last resort. This term originally referred to a court of law from which there was no appeal. [Late 1600s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| JuliÁN | | hoo-LYAHN | Spanish |
| Celeste | | che-LE-ste (Italian), sə-LEST (English) | Italian, English |
| Cenk | | JENK | Turkish |
| Marja | | MAHR-yah | Dutch, Finnish |
| Feliks | | fye-LEEKS (Russian), fee-LEEKS (Russian), FE-leeks (Polish) | Russian, Slovene, Polish |
| MÁEl Sechnaill | | - | Ancient Irish |