Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈfaɪnl̩/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈfaɪn(ə)l/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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ˈfaɪ.nəl
Noun
A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
Usage- Canada
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It was tough cramming for those midterms and finals, staying up 72 hours straight hepped up on caffeine and pizza.
A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
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.
Adjective
Last; ultimate.
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final solution; the final day of a school term
Yet despair not of his final pardon.
Conclusive; decisive.
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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.
Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.
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Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
Verb
To qualify for the final round of a competition.
Usage- Colloquial
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Mike finalled in both the 400 meter and the 800 meter races.
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Early in his swimming career, Baker finaled in the 200 fly at both the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Trials and was a two-time Pacific 10 Champion in the event for the University of Arizona.
Last year, Carlson would have A finaled in the 100-yard breast (58.75) and B finaled in the 200-yard breast (2:09.66).
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Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing.
In Summer 2019, he finaled in a pair of events at Gainesville Sectionals before going on to take 22nd in the 100m and 200m free at Greensboro Futures.
Adjective
occurring at or forming an end or termination
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his concluding words came as a surprise
the final chapter
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the last days of the dinosaurs
terminal leave
conclusive in a process or progression
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the final answer
a last resort
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the net result
not to be altered or undone
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the judge's decision is final
the arbiter will have the last say
Noun
the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
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an examination administered at the end of an academic term
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