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Common
noun
•
In American English & Canadian English:
A
final examination
; a
test
or
examination
given
at the
end of
a
term
or
class
; the
test
that
concludes
a
class
.
•
In 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.).
•
In Phonology:
The
final
part of a
syllable
, the
combination
of
medial
and
rime
in
phonetics
and
phonology
.
•
In Music:
The
tonic
or
keynote
of a
Gregorian
mode
, and hence the
final
note
of any
conventional
melody
played
in that
mode
.
adj
•
Last;
ultimate
.
•
Conclusive
;
decisive
.
•
Respecting
an
end
or
object
to be
gained
;
respecting
the
purpose
or
ultimate
end in
view
.
•
In Grammar:
Expressing
purpose
;
as in
the
term
final clause
.
•
In Linguistics:
Word-final
,
occurring
at the
end of
a
word
.
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