finale
fi·nale
noun
1.
the temporal end; the concluding time
- “the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell”
- “the market was up at the finish”
- “they were playing better at the close of the season”
2.
the closing section of a musical composition
3.
the concluding part of any performance
Origin
From Italian finale (“ending”), from Late Latin fīnālis, from Latin fīnis (“end; boundary, limit”). Doublet of final.
Phrases
- grand finale
- season finale
- series finale
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