final
Meaning
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- A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
- The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
- The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
- The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
Synonyms
the last
at the end
be last
final stage
test match
latter period
final round
last-place
match game
terminal stage
matched game
having a special purpose
Frequency
Hyphenated as
fi‧nal
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfaɪnl̩/
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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