FINAL
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/
8
Scrabble
10
WWF
F(4) I(1) N(1) A(1) L(1)
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Definition
/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.
- 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.
adjective
- 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.
Source: Wiktionary
