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English Dictionary: final	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
final adj 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" Synonym(s): concluding, final, last, terminal conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" Synonym(s): final, last, net not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" Synonym(s): final, last n the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament an examination administered at the end of an academic term Synonym(s): final examination, final exam, final
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.