Fine Definition
To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
A finish; end; conclusion: obs. except in in fine (see phrase below)
- In conclusion; finally.
- In summation; in brief.
- in conclusion
- in brief
Origin of Fine
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From Middle English fin, from Old French fin (“fine, minute, exact”), probably, from Latin finitus (“literally finished (used as an adjective by Cicero, of words, well rounded)”), past participle of fīnīre (“to limit, bound, define, terminate, finish”), from finis (“a limit, end”).
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Middle English fin from Old French settlement, compensation from Medieval Latin fīnis from Latin end
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English fin from Old French from Latin fīnis end, supreme degree
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Old French fin (“end”), from Medieval Latin finis (“a payment in settlement or tax”)
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Old French finer, French finir. See finish (transitive verb).
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Italian from Latin fīnis end
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From Italian fine ("end").
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