final

noun

(Canada, US, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

(sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.

(Oxbridge slang) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.

(music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.

(phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.

verb

(intransitive, sports, colloquial) To qualify for the final round of a competition.

adjective

Last; ultimate.

Conclusive; decisive.

Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.

(grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.

(linguistics) Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.

Roots

finisfin- · Latin · end, boundary

Synonyms for final

concludingadj lastadj ultimateadj eventualadj endn endmost decisiveadj definitiveadj conclusiveadj culminatingv

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Where does final come from?

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