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Definition of Final

1. Adjective. Occurring at or forming an end or termination. "Terminal leave"

2. Noun. The final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament.

3. Adjective. Conclusive in a process or progression. "The net result"

4. Noun. An examination administered at the end of an academic term.

5. Adjective. Not to be altered or undone. "The arbiter will have the last say"

Definition of Final

1. a. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.

Definition of Final

1. Noun. (qualifier followed by "one") The ending, the last. ¹

2. Noun. (American English) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class. ¹

3. Noun. (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined. ¹

4. Noun. A contest that narrows a field of contestants (''finalists'') to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.). ¹

5. Noun. (phonology) the final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology. ¹

6. Adjective. last; ultimate ¹

7. Adjective. Conclusive; decisive ¹

8. Adjective. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view ¹

9. Adjective. (linguistics) word-final, occurring at the end of a word. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Final

1. the last examination of an academic course [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Final

fin-footed fin-toed fin de siecle fin de siècle fin keel fin whale fin whales finable finagle finagled

finagler finaglers finagles finagling finaglings final (current term) final account final approach final curtain final cut

final decision final decree final drive final drives final exam final examination final examinations final exams final impression

Literary usage of Final

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1916)
"final. 6. And answered March i8th became and whispered July 27th became and said " I swear it " Nov. ist and final. 5. Watch Feb. gth became guard (correct) ..."

2. Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Denmark; 2006 Review by International Energy Agency (2006)
"In the third quarter of 2005, ex- tax prices for diesel were 2.7% below the OECD average, but petrol tax was 18% above the average and the final price was ..."

3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1845)
"The religion of Constantine achieved, in less than a century, the final conquest of the Roman ... final division of the Roman empire between the sons of ..."

4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"F final becomes V. kyaa'v aa-y lee-v ... F final becomes U. turf,«. tuur-fi 48. F final is lost. loa-v muv zhee'v ..."

5. A Treatise on the Practice of the Court of Chancery: With an Appendix of by Oliver Lorenzo Barbour (1843)
"final Decree. A decree is final when all the facts and circumstances material and necessary to a complete explanation of the matters in litigation are ..."

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