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finals

The correct spelling is finals.

How to pronounce finals

/ˈfaɪnəlz/
noun

IPA: /ˈfaɪnəlz/

Say it like: Fin-als

The correct spelling is finals. A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
  2. 2.The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
  3. 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. 4.The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
  5. 5.The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.

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