final
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noun
1. A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
2. The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
3. A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) 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.).
4. The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
5. The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
adjective
1. Last; ultimate.
"final solution; the final day of a school term"
2. Conclusive; decisive.
"a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue"
3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
4. (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
5. Word-final, occurring at the end of a word.
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Source: en.wiktionary.org
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