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finality

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /faɪˈnælɪti/ UK /faɪˈnælɪti/
Freq #51112

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Synonyms
1 noun · the quality or state of... conclusivenessdefinitivenessdecisiveness
Opposites
provisionalityuncertaintynonfinality
Word family
Related forms finalfinalizeconclusion

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French finalite, from Medieval Latin finalitas, based on Latin finalis ("of or pertaining to an end"), from finis ("end, boundary"). In English it is also transparently final + -ity: the state or quality of being final.

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