Meanings
adjectivelatest and greatest (superlative form only)
superlative form only
- Thoroughly up-to-date; cutting-edge.
DiBattista advocated balanced webmastery: Don't go to the leading edge if it forces users to buy the latest and greatest Web stuff.
1996, Computerworld, volume 30, number 21
Origin
Chosen for the rhyme.
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latest and greatest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latest%20and%20greatest
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Chicago
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