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FINAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does final mean?
• FINAL (noun)
The noun FINAL has 2 senses:
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
Familiarity information: FINAL used as a noun is rare.
• FINAL (adjective)
The adjective FINAL has 3 senses:
1. occurring at or forming an end or termination
2. conclusive in a process or progression
3. not to be altered or undone
Familiarity information: FINAL used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("final" is a kind of...):
match (a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "final"):
cup final (the final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley))
Holonyms ("final" is a part of...):
elimination tournament (a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds)
Derivation:
final (occurring at or forming an end or termination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An examination administered at the end of an academic term
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
final; final exam; final examination
Hypernyms ("final" is a kind of...):
exam; examination; test (a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge)
Derivation:
final (occurring at or forming an end or termination)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Occurring at or forming an end or termination
Synonyms:
concluding; final; last; terminal
Context example:
terminal leave
Similar:
closing (final or ending)
Derivation:
final (an examination administered at the end of an academic term)
final (the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament)
finality (the quality of being final or definitely settled)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Conclusive in a process or progression
Synonyms:
Context example:
the net result
Similar:
ultimate (furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme)
Derivation:
finality (the quality of being final or definitely settled)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not to be altered or undone
Synonyms:
final; last
Context example:
the arbiter will have the last say
Similar:
inalterable; unalterable (not capable of being changed or altered)
Derivation:
finality (the quality of being final or definitely settled)
Context examples
Surely it is final as regards the man’s death.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A coded value specifying the relevant fact within the context of the evaluation final results for a reported suspect medical device.
(Performed Product Investigation Result Evaluation Conclusion Code, NCI Thesaurus)
Putting an end to doubt or question; leading to final results or an outcome.
(Conclusive, NCI Thesaurus)
A text or otherwise formatted description of the final results drawn from the investigation.
(Performed Product Investigation Result Conclusion, NCI Thesaurus)
This standard provides for all types of packages that bulk drug substances and final drug dosage forms are contained in, including both the immediate (or primary) and secondary containers.
(Package Type, NCI Thesaurus)
Cephapirin sodium inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by inhibiting the final transpeptidation step of peptidoglycan synthesis and subsequent cross-linking of peptidoglycan units.
(Cephapirin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
On investigating this sound he identified it as the final snort of Bernard Higginbotham, which somehow had not penetrated to his brain before.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
The arrangement of these elements defines the final geometry of the resulting construct.
(Physical Composition, NCI Thesaurus)
“And yet I am all here, Hump,” he wrote with a final flourish.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
In the final stage of the study, the participants took the vitamin B supplement for 4 weeks and were then exposed to fine particles for 2 hours.
(Combatting epigenetic effects from outdoor air pollution, NIH)
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