Final

Quick meaning: Final is a noun meaning (Canada, US, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

Meaning

(Canada, US, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

More Meanings

1. (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
2. (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
3. (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
4. Last; ultimate.
5. Conclusive; decisive.
6. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
7. (Oxbridge slang) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.

Example Sentences

Yet despair not of his final pardon.

final solution; the final day of a school term

Mike finalled in both the 400 meter and the 800 meter races.

a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue

Word Forms

• finals
• finall
• finaling
• finalling
• finaled
• finalled

Synonyms for final

Depending on context, synonyms include dernier, endly, terminal, extreme, conclusive, decisive.

Antonyms for final

Common opposites include initial, early, first, original.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include concluding, last, ultimate, closing, terminal, net.

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