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final

noun
/ˈfaɪnl̩/UK/ˈfaɪn(ə)l/US

Etymology

From Middle English final, fynal, fynall, from Old French final, from Latin fīnālis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from fīnis (“end”); see fine. Replaced native English endly (“final”).

  1. derived from fīnālis — “of or relating to the end or to boundaries”
  2. derived from final
  3. inherited from final

Definitions

  1. A final examination

    A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

    • It was tough cramming for those midterms and finals, staying up 72 hours straight hepped up on caffeine and pizza.

  2. A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which…

    A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.

  3. The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.

  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and…

      The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.

    2. The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional…

      The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.

    3. Last

      Last; ultimate.

      • final solution; the final day of a school term
      • Yet despair not of his final pardon.

    4. Conclusive

      Conclusive; decisive.

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

    5. Respecting an end or object to be gained

      Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.

    6. Expressing purpose

      Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.

    7. Word-final

      Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.

      • 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.

    8. To qualify for the final round of a competition.

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

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at final. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at final. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at final

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA