final.
A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
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”).
Last; ultimate.
final solution; the final day of a school term
Conclusive; decisive.
a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue
Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.
Where this word comes from
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”).
To qualify for the final round of a competition.
Mike finalled in both the 400 meter and the 800 meter races.
Where this word comes from
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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