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feminine

/fi.nal/

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Translation

final (of a competition), finale

Word origin

From Latin finalis ('belonging to the end'), from finis ('end, limit'). The feminine form came to name the last round of a competition.

Origin: Latin
Root: finalis
English cognates: final, finale, finish

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralfinales

Examples

Our team are playing in the final on Saturday evening.

The two finals took place on the same day.

He scored the goal of the final in the last minute.

She lost the final after a very long match.

Finals are always played at the end of the season.

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This word is part of lesson 49.