FINALITY


Meaning of FINALITY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 the quality or fact of being final. 2 the belief that something is final. 3 a final act, state, or utterance. 4 the principle of final cause viewed as operative in the universe.

[ F finalité f. LL finalitas -tatis (as FINAL) ]

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