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The correct spelling is final.
How to pronounce final
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/
nounIPA: /ˈfaɪ.nəl/
Say it like: Fin-al
The correct spelling is final. A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class. For example: "final solution; the final day of a school term"
Usage Examples
“final solution; the final day of a school term”
“a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- 2.The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
- 3.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.).
- 4.The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
- 5.The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
adjective
- 1.Last; ultimate.
- 2.Conclusive; decisive.
- 3.Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
- 4.(grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
- 5.Word-final, occurring at the end of a word.
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