final
• adjective 1 coming at the end of a series. 2 reached as the outcome of a process. 3 allowing no further doubt or dispute. • noun 1 the last game in a tournament, which will decide the overall winner. 2 (finals) a series of games constituting the final stage of a competition. 3 (finals) Brit. a series of examinations at the end of a degree course. — ORIGIN Latin finalis, from finis ‘end’.
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