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finale

fi·nale

UK/fɪˈnɑːli/ US/fə-/ fairly common

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.

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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