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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Final \Fi"nal\ (f[imac]"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.
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Yet despair not of his final pardon. --Milton.
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2. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of
Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue.
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3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the
purpose or ultimate end in view.
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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.
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WordNet 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]

Moby Dictionary
absolute , adducible , admissible , admitting no exception , all-out ,
attestative , attestive , audition , authentic , based on , binding ,
blue book , boundary , categorical , caudal , certain , circumstantial ,
clear , closing , collateral , coming , complete , completing ,
completive , completory , compulsory , concluding , conclusive ,
consequent , consequential , consummative , contingent , convincing ,
crowning , culminating , cumulative , damning , decided , decisive ,
decretory , definite , definitive , departing , derivational ,
derivative , determinate , determinative , dictated , documentary ,
documented , downright , end , ending , endmost , ensuing , entailed ,
entire , eventual , evidential , evidentiary , ex parte , exam , examen ,
examination , explicit , express , extreme , eye-witness , factual ,
farewell , farthest , final examination , finalizing , finishing ,
firsthand , fixed , flat , flat-out , following , founded on ,
fulfilling , global , great go , grounded on , hard-and-fast , hearing ,
hearsay , hindmost , honors , immutable , imperative , implicit ,
imposed , inappealable , incontrovertible , indicative , indirect ,
indisputable , irrefutable , irresistible , irreversible , irrevocable ,
lag , last , latest , latter , leaving , limiting , mandated , mandatory ,
material , midsemester , midterm , must , nuncupative , obligatory ,
oral , oral examination , out-and-out , outright , outward-bound ,
overwhelming , parting , peremptory , perfect , polar , positive ,
prelim , prescript , prescriptive , presumptive , probative , quiz ,
reliable , required , resultant , resulting , round , secondary ,
sequacious , sequent , sequential , settled , significant , straight ,
straight-out , suggestive , sure , symptomatic , tail ,
take-home examination , telling , terminal , terminating , terminative ,
test , total , trial , tripos , ultimate , unalterable , unanswerable ,
unchangeable , uncircumscribed , unconditional , unconditioned ,
undoubting , unequivocal , unhampered , unhesitating , unlimited ,
unmistakable , unmitigated , unqualified , unquestioning , unreserved ,
unrestricted , unwaivable , utter , valedictory , valid , viva , weighty ,
whole , without appeal , without exception , without reserve , written ,
written examination

FINAL. That which puts an end to anything. 2. It is used in opposition to interlocutory; as, a final judgment,. is a judgment which ends the controversy between the parties litigant. 1 Wheat. 355; 2 Pet. 449. See 12 Wheat. 135; 4 Dall. 22; 9 Pet. 1; 6 Wheat. 448; 3 Cranch, 179; 6 Cranch, 51; Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.