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fi·nal·ist
(fī′nə-lĭst)n.
A contestant in a competition's final session.
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finalist
(ˈfaɪnəlɪst)n
(Soccer) a contestant who has reached the last and decisive stage of a sports or other competition
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fi•nal•ist
(ˈfaɪn l ɪst)n.
a person entitled to participate in the final round of a contest, as in an athletic competition.
[1895–1900]
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| Noun | 1. |  finalist - a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competitionchallenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" |
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Translations
مُشْتَرِك في مباراه نِهائِيَّه
finalista
finaledeltagerfinalist
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òátttakandi í úrslitakeppni
finalista
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finalist
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final
(ˈfainl) adjective1. the very last. the final chapter of the book.
2. (of a decision etc) definite; decided and not to be changed. The judge's decision is final.
noun the last part of a competition. The first parts of the competition will take place throughout the country, but the final will be in London.
ˈfinally adverb1. as the last (of many). The soldiers rode past, then came the Royal visitors, and finally the Queen.
2. at last, after a long time. The train finally arrived.
ˈfinalist noun a person who reaches the final stage in a competition. It was difficult to decide which of the two finalists was the better tennis player.
fiˈnality (-ˈnӕ-) nounˈfinalize, ˈfinalise verb
to make a final decision about plans, arrangements etc. We must finalize the arrangements by Friday.
ˌfinaliˈzation, ˌfinaliˈsation nounˈfinals noun plural
the last examinations for a university degree etc. I am sitting/taking my finals in June.
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