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final

Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪnl̩/

The English word “final” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
  2. A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
  3. The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
  4. The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
  5. The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.

adjective

  1. Last; ultimate.
  2. Conclusive; decisive.
  3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
  4. Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
  5. Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.

verb

  1. To qualify for the final round of a competition.

Etymology

From Middle English final, fynal, fynall, from Old French final, from Latin fīnālis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from fīnis (“end”); see fine. Replaced native English endly (“final”).

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