Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.
Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
Conclusive; decisive.
Last; ultimate.
Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.