Meaning

noun the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament

noun an examination administered at the end of an academic term

adjective occurring at or forming an end or termination

originFrom 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”).

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