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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Final \Fi"nal\, a. [F., fr L. finalis, fr finis boundary, limit, end See {Finish}.] 1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last terminating; ultimate; as the final day of a school term. Yet despair not of his final pardon. --Milton. 2. Conclusive; decisive; as a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue. 3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. {Final cause}. See under {Cause}. Syn: {Final}, {Conclusive}, {Ultimate}. Usage: Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it an end as a final adjustment; the final judgment, etc Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion, negotiation, etc.; as a conclusive argument or fact a conclusive arrangement. In using ultimate, we have always reference to something earlier or proceeding; as when we say a temporary reverse may lead to an ultimate triumph. The statements which a man finally makes at the close of a negotiation are usually conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: final adj 1: occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" [syn: {concluding}, {last}, {terminal}] 2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: {last}, {net}] 3: not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" [syn: {last}] n 1: the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament 2: an examination administered at the end of an academic term [syn: {final examination}, {final exam}]
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