The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
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 final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
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 first few measures of a musical composition.
The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
A gap permitting passage through.
The initial period when a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.
A vacant position, especially in an array.
An unoccupied employment position.
In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
An act or instance of making or becoming open.
A time available in a schedule.
An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
An act or instance of beginning.
The first few moves in a game.
Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack