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final

n. countable
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈfaɪnəɫ// UK //fˈaɪnəl// fi·nal Academic General-service Informal

n. the last and most important game in a competition to decide the winner. It can also mean the last exam at the end of a school or university course.

n. the concluding match in a tournament or the terminal examination in an academic course of study.


SIMPLE

Our team won the final by two goals.

CONTEXTUAL

The students spent the entire weekend in the library studying for their history final on Monday morning.

COMPLEX

After a grueling season of qualifiers, the two top-seeded teams met in the final to determine who would take home the championship trophy.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English final, fynal, fynall, from Old French final, from Latin fīnālis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from fīnis (“end”); see fine. Replaced native English endly (“final”).

Usage

Often used in the plural form ('finals') when referring to a series of end-of-term exams or the closing rounds of a sports tournament.

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