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   final

   /ˈfʌɪnl/

   adjective

   • 1. coming at the end of a series: "the final version of the report was presented" Similar lastclosingconcludingfinishingendendingterminatingterminalculminatingultimateeventualendmostOpposite firstinitial
   • ▪ reached or designed to be reached as the outcome of a process or a series of actions and events: "the final cost will easily run into six figures"
   • ▪ allowing no further doubt or dispute: "the decision of the judging panel is final" Similar irrevocableunalterableabsoluteconclusiveirrefutableincontrovertibleindisputableunappealableunchallengeablebindingdecisivedefinitivedefinitesettleddeterminateultimateOpposite provisional

   noun

   • 1. the last game in a sports tournament or other competition, which will decide the winner of the tournament.
   • ▪ a series of games constituting the final stage of a competition: "the World Cup finals"
   • 2. a series of examinations at the end of a degree course: British "she was doing her history finals"
   • ▪ an examination at the end of a term, school year, or particular class. North American
   • 3. the principal note in a mode.
   • 4. the final approach of an aircraft to the runway it will be landing on: "the plane piloted by Richards was on finals"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the adjectival sense ‘conclusive’): from Old French, or from Latin finalis, from finis ‘end’. Compare with finish.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFINAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ˈfaɪ.n ə l / us / ˈfaɪ.n ə l / Add to word list. A2. last: a final warning / offer. the final chapters of a book. the final years. in its final stages The game is in its final stages. in the final analysis. used when you are talking about what is most important or true in a situation:

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › finalFinal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FINAL is not to be altered or undone. How to use final in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Final.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › finalFINAL Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Final definition: pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time. See examples of FINAL used in a sentence.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfinal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of final adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFINAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Final means happening at the end of an event or series of events. You must have been on stage until the final curtain. The countdown to the Notting Hill Carnival is in its final hours.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFINAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˈfaɪ.n ə l / uk / ˈfaɪ.n ə l / Add to word list. A2. last: a final warning / offer. the final chapters of a book. the final years. in its final stages The game is in its final stages. in the final analysis. used when you are talking about what is most important or true in a situation:

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › finalFinal - definition of final by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Forming or occurring at the end; last: the final scene of a film. 2. Of or constituting the end result of a succession or process; ultimate: an act with both an immediate and a final purpose. See Synonyms at last 1. 3. Not to be changed or reconsidered; unalterable: The judge's decision is final. n.