non-final
adjective
(alsononfinal)uk/ˌnɒnˈfaɪ.nəl/us/ˌnɑːnˈfaɪ.nəl/not last, or not at the end of something:
In thislanguage, theverbisrarelyin a non-finalposition.
This was anearlier, non-finalversionof thespeech.
Thestudyinvestigatedthelengthof both nonfinal andfinalsyllables.
- There weretwiceas manyexamplesin nonfinalpositionin thesentenceas infinalposition.
- Theinitialsyllableand everyfollowingalternatenon-finalsyllablearestressedin thisdialect.
- There were other non-finalformsprecedingthe text'sfinalshape.
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