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eventual

 
/ɪˈven·tʃu·əl/ adj [not gradable]

Definition

happening at a later time or as a result at the end: The eventual cost of the new facility has not been revealed. eventually
 
/ɪˈven·tʃu·ə·li/ adv [not gradable]
You learn a lot in school, but eventually you forget most of it.
(Definition of eventual adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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