final
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See also finał
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fīnālis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from fīnis (“end”); see fine.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
final (plural finals)
- (followed by "one") The ending, the last.
- (US) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
- 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.).
- (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
- (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any convential melody played in that mode.
Translations [edit]
followed by "one": the ending, the last
test or examination given at the end of a term or class
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sports: last round in a contest
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contest that narrows a field of contestants
final part of a syllable
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Adjective [edit]
final (comparative more final, superlative most final)
- last; ultimate
- final solution
- the final day of a school term
- (Can we date this quote?), Milton
- Yet despair not of his final pardon.
- Conclusive; decisive
- a final judgment
- the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue
- Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view
- (linguistics) word-final, occurring at the end of a word.
Synonyms [edit]
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Translations [edit]
last; ultimate
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linguistics: occurring at the end of a word
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Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from the adjective or noun final
Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- final in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- final in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Catalan [edit]
Noun [edit]
final m (plural finals)
- end (last point or moment of something)
Crimean Tatar [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Italian finale, from Latin fīnālis, from fīnis - end.
Noun [edit]
final
- A final.
Declension [edit]
declension of final
| nominative | final |
|---|---|
| genitive | finalnıñ |
| dative | finalğa |
| accusative | finalnı |
| locative | finalda |
| ablative | finaldan |
Adjective [edit]
final
References [edit]
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin fīnālis.
Adjective [edit]
final m (feminine finale, masculine plural finals, feminine plural finales)
- final (last)
Related terms [edit]
Old French [edit]
Adjective [edit]
final m
Declension [edit]
Declension of final
Descendants [edit]
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Noun [edit]
final m (Cyrillic spelling финал)
- (linguistics) final (last letter of word)
- (sports) final
Declension [edit]
declension of final
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | final | finali |
| genitive | finala | finala |
| dative | finalu | finalima |
| accusative | final | finale |
| vocative | finale | finali |
| locative | finalom | finalima |
| instrumental | finalu | finalima |
Portuguese [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
final m and f (plural finais; comparable)
Spanish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
final m and f (plural finales)
Noun [edit]
final m (plural finales)
Synonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
final c
Declension [edit]
Declension of final
See also [edit]
Turkish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French final.
Noun [edit]
final (definite accusative finali, plural finaller)
- The end
- (education) The final exam
- (music) finale
- (sports) In tournaments the last contest
Declension [edit]
declension of final
possessive forms of final
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