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[ fi-nal-ee, -nah-lee ] / fɪˈnæl i, -ˈnɑ li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR finale ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition. the concluding part of any performance, course of proceedings, etc.; end. Origin of finale1715–25; <Italian, noun use of finale (adj.) <Latin fīnālisfinal Words nearby finalefinable, finagle, final, final cause, final cut, finale, Final Four, final host, finalism, finalist, finality Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for finaleLorelai and Luke’s unresolved tension is steadily rocketing up as the season heads toward the finale. Every episode of Gilmore Girls, ranked|Constance Grady|October 6, 2020|Vox When things reached the ludicrous crescendo of the finale—when neither story made sense—my heart sank. What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale|Tim Teeman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST So why does Season 2—which just had its fall finale Monday night—feel like such a disappointment so far? The Blacklist’s Frustrating Fall: Keen’s a Keeper, but Red Regresses|Jason Lynch|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Let Me Be Frank With You is likely the finale of Frank Bascombe. Richard Ford’s Artful Survivalist Guide: The Return of Frank Bascombe|Tom LeClair|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Undefeated Harvard, which had three games left, including its finale with Yale, did not follow suit. When West Point Football Turned Fatal|Nicolaus Mills|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Although Meredith and I did write the finale episode of Season 3. ‘Homeland’ Creator Talks Season 4’s ‘Reboot,’ Life After Brody, and How ISIS Will Affect the Show|Marlow Stern|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then comes an Andante with six variations, and the finale, consisting of a cheerful Rondo. Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn She glanced at him, with an adorable smile as a finale, so confident she had proven her case. The Bondwoman|Marah Ellis Ryan The finale to the first act, in which the leading motives of the overture were introduced, called forth enthusiastic applause. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School|Henry Sutherland Edwards Whitewash, a glass of sherry as a finale, after drinking port and claret. The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten As a finale to our excellent programme, the most amusing and entertaining thing of all was yet to be carried out. In Eastern Seas|J. J. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for finale
nounthe concluding part of any performance or presentation the closing section or movement of a musical composition Word Origin for finaleC18: from Italian, n use of adj finale, from Latin fīnālis final Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to finaledenouement, climax, conclusion, culmination, finish, end, consummation, cessation, termination, summation, close, epilogue, button, payoff, closer, windup, finis, peroration, afterpiece, chaser |