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final

/ˈfaɪ.nəl/

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A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
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.).
The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.

Last; ultimate.
"final solution; the final day of a school term"
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.
(grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
Word-final, occurring at the end of a word.