final

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Related terms 1.5 External links 2 Crimean Tatar 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.3 Adjective 2.4 References 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Related terms 4 Serbian 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Declension 5 Spanish 5.1 Adjective 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Synonyms 5.3 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French < Latin finalis (“‘of or relating to the end or to boundaries’”) < finis (“‘end’”); see fine.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfaɪ.nəl/, SAMPA: /"faI.n@l/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -aɪnəl

[edit] Noun

final (plural finals)

1. (followed by "one") 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. (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
4. 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.).

[edit] Related terms

• finale
• finalist
• fine
• finish
• finite
• semifinal

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[edit] Adjective

final (comparative more final, superlative most final)

1. last; ultimate (e.g. final solution)
2. (linguistics) word-final, occurring at the end of a word.

[edit] Translations

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• finale
• finalist
• finalize
• finite
• semifinal

[edit] External links

• final in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• final in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Crimean Tatar

[edit] Etymology

Italian finale < Latin finalis < finis - end.

[edit] Noun

final

1. A final.

[edit] Declension

[edit] Adjective

final

1. final.

[edit] References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Latin finis 'end' + -alis '-al'

[edit] Adjective

final m. (f. finale, m. plural finals, f. plural finales)

1. final

[edit] Related terms

• finale
• finaliser
• finalité

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[edit] Serbian

[edit] Noun

final m. (plural finali) (Cyrillic spelling финал)

1. (linguistics) final (last letter of word)
2. (sports) final

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

final m. and f. (plural finales)

1. final

[edit] Noun

final m. (plural finales)

1. An end
2. A final (sports)

[edit] Synonyms

• fin
• término

[edit] Related terms

• fin
• finalista
• finalizar
• finalmente