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final

[ fahyn-l ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time:

    the final meeting of the year.

    Antonyms: first, initial

  2. ultimate:

    The final goal is world peace.

  3. conclusive or decisive:

    a final decision.

    Synonyms: unalterable, irreversible, irrevocable, definite

  4. constituting the end or purpose:

    a final result.

  5. pertaining to or expressing the end or purpose:

    a final clause.

  6. Law.
    1. precluding further controversy on the questions passed upon:

      The judicial determination of the Supreme Court is final.

    2. determining all issues presented, so that no further decision upon the merits of the issues is necessary:

      a final judgment or decree.

  7. Phonetics. occurring at the end of a word or syllable, as the (t) sound in bit or bite.


noun

  1. that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
  2. Often finals.
    1. the last and decisive game, match, contest, or round in a series, as in sports.
    2. the last, usually comprehensive, examination in a course of study.
  3. the last edition of a newspaper published on any day.
  4. Music. the tonic note of a church mode.

final

/ ˈfaɪnəl /

adjective

  1. of or occurring at the end; concluding; ultimate; last
  2. having no possibility for further discussion, action, or change; conclusive; decisive

    a final decree of judgment

  3. relating to or constituting an end or purpose

    a final clause may be introduced by ``in order to''

  4. phonetics at the end of a word Compare medial initial

    ``cat'' has a final ``t''

  5. music another word for perfect
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a terminal or last thing; end
  2. a deciding contest between the winners of previous rounds in a competition
  3. music the tonic note of a church mode
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of final1

First recorded in 1300–50; 1915–20 final fordef 10; Middle English, from Latin fīnālis, equivalent to fīn(is) “end” + -ālis adjective suffix; -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of final1

C14: from Latin fīnālis , from fīnis limit, boundary
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Idioms and Phrases

see in the final analysis .
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Synonym Study

See last 1.
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Example Sentences

Although he mercifully has no memory of his horrifying crash on the final lap, almost everyone else does.

The unified paid search team took a two-pronged initial approach to their paid search final URL selection.

The pediatric vaccine trials will not be as large as the final stage adult trials, which enrolled 30,000 or more participants, giving a placebo to half and the vaccine to half.

Half of the 10 Super Bowls from that decade had a final margin of 20 or more points.

To arrive at the final dollar value of a benefit, we used the formulas specified in each contract.

The program has not made a final selection on which upgrades will actually be included in future versions of the F-35.

It used to carry livestock but sailed its final voyage with a hold full of Syrian men, women, and children.

I had the opportunity to appear on the popular Sons of Anarchy series in their final season.

This final episode of Extras is the perfect Christmastime escape for those who prefer the bittersweet to the saccharine.

The Newsroom aired its final episode on Sunday, already an eternity ago in news-cycle terms.

No one ever argued with Levison; all understood that this particular phrase was final.

Yet, so curiously constituted is the native mind, the blowing-up of the magazine was the final tocsin of revolt.

From this one source of misery, where was a promise or a chance of a final rescue?

This is, of course, possible, but it cannot be more than speculation; the final Dunciad does show evidence of hasty revision.

With both Tom and me it was friendship at first sight, and nothing until the final severance came ever disturbed its course.

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