final, last
(adjective) not to be altered or undone; “the judge’s decision is final”; “the arbiter will have the last say”
concluding, final, last, terminal
(adjective) occurring at or forming an end or termination; “his concluding words came as a surprise”; “the final chapter”; “the last days of the dinosaurs”; “terminal leave”
final, last, net
(adjective) conclusive in a process or progression; “the final answer”; “a last resort”; “the net result”
final
(noun) the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
Source: WordNet® 3.1
final (plural finals)
(US, Canada) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
(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.).
(phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
(music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
final (comparative more final, superlative most final)
Last; ultimate.
Conclusive; decisive.
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.
(linguistics) Word-final, occurring at the end of a word.
• (last, ultimate): dernier (dated), endly, terminal
• initial
• early
• first
• alfin, flain
Source: Wiktionary
Fi"nal, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. finalis, fr. finis boundary, limit, end. See Finish.]
1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term. Yet despair not of his final pardon. Milton.
2. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue.
3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. Final cause. See under Cause.
Syn.
– Final, Conclusive, Ultimate. Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it an end; as, a final adjustment; the final judgment, etc. Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion, negotiation, etc.; as, a conclusive argument or fact; a conclusive arrangement. In using ultimate, we have always reference to something earlier or proceeding; as when we say, a temporary reverse may lead to an ultimate triumph. The statements which a man finally makes at the close of a negotiation are usually conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
