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finite

/ˈfaɪnaɪt/
adjective
  1. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.

  2. (grammar, as opposed to infinite or nonfinite) limited by person or number.

    "The "goes" in "he goes" is a finite form of a verb"

Synonymslimited
Antonymsendless, eternal, everlasting, infinite, infinitival, nonfinite

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