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final

[fahyn-l]

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adjective

pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year.

ultimate: The final goal is world peace.

conclusive or decisive: a final decision.

constituting the end or purpose: a final result.

pertaining to or expressing the end or purpose: a final clause.

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Law.

precluding further controversy on the questions passed upon: The judicial determination of the Supreme Court is final.

determining all issues presented, so that no further decision upon the merits of the issues is necessary: a final judgment or decree.

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

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noun

that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.

Often, finals.

the last and decisive game, match, contest, or round in a series, as in sports.

the last, usually comprehensive, examination in a course of study.

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the last edition of a newspaper published on any day.

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Music. the tonic note of a church mode.

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Final is always a great word to know.

So is plea. Does it mean:

an allegation made by a party to a legal suit, in support of his or her claim or defense; a defendant's answer to a legal declaration or charge

an agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act

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Origin:
1300–50; 1915–20 for def. 10; Middle English < Latin fīnālis, equivalent to fīn(is) end + -ālis -al¹

Related forms

pseu·do·fi·nal, adjective

pseu·do·fi·nal·ly, adverb

qua·si-fi·nal, adjective

Synonyms
1. See last¹. 3. definite, irrevocable, irreversible, unalterable.

Antonyms
1. initial, first.

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Example Sentences

It made a wide turn in preparation for the approach for its final landing.

Duncan declined to say whether the final rule would retain the debt-to-income and loan-repayment calculations.

The final phase involved leasing an isolated farmhouse.

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It made a wide turn in preparation for the approach for its final landing.

Duncan declined to say whether the final rule would retain the debt-to-income and loan-repayment calculations.

The final phase involved leasing an isolated farmhouse.

Dare to explore the bold mission, cunning strategy and final battle of this ruthless pirate.

First-generation drugs are now in the final phase of human testing.

Bragg's poignant personal effects reveal a young soldier's experience from enlistment to battlefields and his final days.

We're in the final stretch of installing all the wiring.

Several artists around the world have found their muse in the final menus of doomed convicts.

Background checks will be conducted on the final candidates.

The final point concerns outside advice: the column warns against taking it too seriously.

Watch as brilliantly colored salmon brave bears and other hazards to make their final journey.

Some of the scientists involved in the show were not too pleased with the final product, either.

One final tip: make sure your dining companions are also menudo fans.

The positions are subject to final budgetary approval.

While in no way knocking his former boss, he gave himself full credit for the final victory.

Those lines and colors, so clear and confident on the final product, reflect a host of difficult choices and compromises.

Physicists have long sought to find one final theory that would unify all of physics.

The final irony is that they could be crafted only with substantial funds, and patronage became critical.

As a final touch, attach more fluttery ribbons to the.

Yep, said they, the final candidate can't come in for four weeks due to other committments.

But they were given the cold shoulder by the academics who had the final say on the design.

Tornadoes are one of the final meteorological frontiers for scientists to conquer.

On its final flyby of the planet last month, the probe.

The final product, a hopefully delicious one at that.

Use a dolly to move pot to final location before filling with potting mix, adding plants, and sliding in umbrella.

No one told us of the need for hospice care when my wife drew into the final phases of her doctoral program.

Your final score is the sum of your trivia score and guess bonus.

And yet in his final writings, he acknowledged his own repressed hope that one day science would recast his maxims in neurology.

Starting with her photo of a red beetle, she overlaid a shot of a concrete wall to create the textured surface of the final image.

As a final touch, sprinkle some fresh thyme leaves over this deeply flavored dish.

The final rule is significantly softer than the original, which would have disqualified programs after a single failure.

As the final days ticked by, a dust storm on the planet erupted, reducing the density of the upper atmosphere.

The final step was to explore promising areas and dig.

From there, the path continues to a final room: an orchard of six fruit trees, with a dramatic.

The search committee doesn't have the final word, and the search committee doesn't make the offer.

Some police heard fellow officers' final cries for help over police radios as they drowned in raging floodwaters.

And various lengths of rusty pipe are the final touch.

When final examinations get you down, what better way to relax than a good, hearty game of.

And see you next week for more environmental news and the final quiz.

Final touches: a well-weathered beach chair--recycled from the backyard--and some low-maintenance/high-impact succulent pots.

Final selection will be based upon a successful interview and background check.

The routers shunt incoming messages to links heading toward the messages' final destinations.

That's why cones are used to contain chickens in their final moments.

The fact that these two asked what their final grade was is an illustration of this.

On the final dive of the trip, the scanning sonar detected a large object on the seafloor.

But the entire final segment of the show was a long tribute to a deceased academic.

In fact, our posts are the final determinant of correct answers.

The government's latest figures on the final death toll suggest that many of those yet to be found are likely dead.

In others, he left too soon to see the ball's final position.

Silicon is expensive, contributing more than half to the final price of a solar photovoltaic.

COLLAPSE

Collins

World English Dictionary

final (ˈfaɪn^əl)

—*adj*
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 medial Compare initial at the end of a word: ``cat'' has a final ``t''
5.	music another word for perfect

—n
6.	a terminal or last thing; end
7.	a deciding contest between the winners of previous rounds in a competition
8.	music the tonic note of a church mode

[C14: from Latin fīnālis, from fīnis limit, boundary]

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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.

American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

final

see in the final analysis.

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