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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026fi•nal /ˈfaɪnəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
- relating to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time:[before a noun]final meeting of the season.
- conclusive or decisive;
unchangeable:That's my final offer.
- being the end or purpose;
ultimate:a final result.
n. [countable]
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- Often, finals. [plural] the last and decisive game, match, or round in a series:Our team made it to the finals.
- Educationthe last, usually long, examination in a course of study:Do you have a final in history?
fi•nal•i•ty /faɪˈnælɪti, fə-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
fi•nal•ly, adv. See -fin-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026fi•nal
(fīn′l),USA pronunciation adj.
- pertaining to or coming at the end;
last in place, order, or time:the final meeting of the year.
- ultimate:The final goal is world peace.
- conclusive or decisive:a final decision.
- constituting the end or purpose:a final result.
- pertaining to or expressing the end or purpose:a final clause.
- Law
- precluding further controversy on the questions passed upon:The judicial determination of the Supreme Court is final.
- determining all issues presented, so that no further decision upon the merits of the issues is necessary:a final judgment or decree.
- [Phonet.]occurring at the end of a word or syllable, as the (t) sound in bit or bite.
n. - that which is last;
that which forms an end or termination.
- Often, finals.
- the last and decisive game, match, contest, or round in a series, as in sports.
- the last, usually comprehensive, examination in a course of study.
- the last edition of a newspaper published on any day.
- [Music.]the tonic note of a church mode.
- Latin fīnālis, equivalent. to fīn(is) end + -ālis -al1
- 1300–50; 1915–20 for def. 10; Middle English
1. See last 1. 3. definite, irrevocable, irreversible, unalterable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
final /ˈfaɪnəl/ adj - of or occurring at the end; concluding; ultimate; last
- having no possibility for further discussion, action, or change; conclusive; decisive: a final decree of judgment
- relating to or constituting an end or purpose: a final clause may be introduced by 'in order to'
- at the end of a word
Compare medial, initial - another word for perfect
n - a terminal or last thing; end
- a deciding contest between the winners of previous rounds in a competition
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin fīnālis, from fīnis limit, boundary
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