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final (adj.)
early 14c., from Old French final "final, last," and directly from Late Latin finalis "of or pertaining to an end, concluding, final," from finis "end" (see finish (v.)). As a noun, late 14c., "that which comes last;" meaning "final contest" in a sporting sense is from 1880. As a shortening of final examination, from 1880.
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Definitions of final
Dictionary entries near final
filtration
fimbria
fin
fin de siecle
finagle
final
final solution
finale
finalise
finalist
finality