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fi·nal
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l
/
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-l
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adjective
1.
pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time:
the final meeting of the year.
2.
ultimate:
The final
goal
is world
peace
.
3.
conclusive or decisive:
a final
decision
.
4.
constituting the end or purpose:
a final result.
5.
pertaining to or expressing the end or purpose:
a final clause.
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6.
Law
.
a.
precluding further controversy on the questions passed upon:
The judicial determination of the Supreme Court is final.
b.
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.
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noun
8.
that
which
is last; that which forms an end or termination.
9.
Often,
finals.
a.
the last and decisive game, match, contest, or round in a series, as in sports.
b.
the last, usually comprehensive, examination in a course of study.
10.
the last edition of a newspaper published on any day.
11.
Music
.
the tonic note of a church mode.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Origin:
1300–50;
1915–20
for def. 10;
Middle English
<
Latin
fīnālis,
equivalent to
fīn
(
is
) end +
-ālis
-al
1
Related forms
pseu·do·fi·nal,
adjective
pseu·do·fi·nal·ly,
adverb
qua·si-fi·nal,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
See
last
1
.
3.
definite, irrevocable, irreversible, unalterable.
Antonyms
1.
initial, first.
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finals
(ˈfaɪn
ə
lz)
—
pl n
1.
the deciding part or parts of a sports or other competition
2.
education
the last examination series in an academic or professional course
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
final
early 14c., from L. finalis "of or pertaining to an end," from finis "end" (see
finish
). Finalist "competitor remaining after eliminations" is from 1898.
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finals
short for final exams, by 1890.
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