| final | |
| 1. n. (North America) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class. | |
| 2. n. (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined. | |
| 3. n. 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, e | |
| 4. n. (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology. | |
| 5. n. (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode. | |
| 6. adj. Last; ultimate. | |
| final solution; the final day of a school term | |
| 7. adj. Conclusive; decisive. | |
| a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue | |
| 8. adj. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. | |
| 9. adj. (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause. | |
| 10. adj. (linguistics) Word-final, occurring at the end of a word. | |
