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Definition of Finally
1. Adverb. After an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay.
2. Adverb. As the end result of a succession or process. "At long last the winter was over"
3. Adverb. The item at the end. "Last, I'll discuss family values"
Definition of Finally
1. adv. At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.
Definition of Finally
1. Adverb. At the end or conclusion; ultimately. ¹
2. Adverb. (context: sequence) To finish (with); lastly. ¹
3. Adverb. (context: manner) Definitively, comprehensively. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Finally
1. at the end [adv]
Medical Definition of Finally
1. 1. at the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered. "Whom patience finally must crown." (Milton) 2. Completely; beyond recovery. "Not any house of noble English in Ireland was utterly destroyed or finally rooted out." (Sir J. Davies) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finally
Literary usage of Finally
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1898)
"She had finally to be placed with a trustworthy attendant. She was placid and
gentle, though unfitted for any active duty, and with little knowledge of ..."
2. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... of Woman" — everything, even Delmar himself; finally she offered to unite
herself to ... finally ..."
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