FINAL

Final

The final of a competition is the match or round in which the winner of the entire event is decided.

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final

Noun

  1. The ending, the last.
  2. A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
  3. The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
  4. A contest that narrows a field of contestants 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.).
  5. The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
  6. The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any convential melody played in that mode.

Adjective

  1. Last; ultimate.
  2. Conclusive; decisive.
  3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
  4. Word-final, occurring at the end of a word.


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