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finality
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fi·nal·i·ty  (f-nl-t, f-)
n. pl. fi·nal·i·ties
1. The condition or fact of being final.
2. A final, conclusive, or decisive act or utterance.

finality [faɪˈnælɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. the condition or quality of being final or settled; conclusiveness the finality of death
2. a final or conclusive act
3. (Philosophy) Metaphysics the doctrine of the efficacy of final causes Compare teleology
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Noun1.finality - the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death"
definiteness, determinateness - the quality of being predictable with great confidence

finality
noun conclusiveness, resolution, decisiveness, certitude, definiteness, irrevocability, inevitableness, unavoidability, decidedness Children have difficulty in grasping the finality of death.
Translations
finality [faɪˈnælɪtɪ] N (= conclusiveness) [of death] → lo irreversible; [of decision] → carácter m definitivo
he said with finalitydijo de modo terminante
finality [faɪˈnælɪti] ncaractère m définitif
the finality of death → l'irrévocabilité de la mort
with an air of finality → sur un ton définitif
finality
n (of decision etc)Endgültigkeit f; (of tone of voice)Entschiedenheit f, → Bestimmtheit f
finality [faɪˈnælɪtɪ] nirrevocabilità
with an air of finality → con risolutezza


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