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fin•I•al ‘fi-nè-∂l noun Middle English, from final, finial final 15th century |
| 1: a crowning ornament or detail 2: a carved decoration or formal ornament at the top of a gable, spire or arched structure 3: a small, sometimes foliated ornament topping a spire or gable - a terminal |
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