finale
- the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- the concluding part of any performance, course of proceedings, etc.; end.
Origin of finale
Related Words for finale
denouement, climax, conclusion, culmination, finish, end, consummation, cessation, termination, summation, close, epilogue, button, payoff, closer, windup, finis, peroration, afterpiece, chaserExamples from the Web for finale
Contemporary Examples of finale
When things reached the ludicrous crescendo of the finale—when neither story made sense—my heart sank.
So why does Season 2—which just had its fall finale Monday night—feel like such a disappointment so far?
Let Me Be Frank With You is likely the finale of Frank Bascombe.
Undefeated Harvard, which had three games left, including its finale with Yale, did not follow suit.
Although Meredith and I did write the finale episode of Season 3.
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October 6, 2014
Historical Examples of finale
A frenzied explosion of yells, jests, and applause covered the finale.
RomanceJoseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
She glanced at him, with an adorable smile as a finale, so confident she had proven her case.
The BondwomanMarah Ellis Ryan
It consists of an air, nine variations and a finale which is in rondo form.
A Popular History of the Art of MusicW. S. B. Mathews
Finale to that festival where each guest might be safely merry.
Man of Uz, and Other PoemsLydia Howard Sigourney
The ‘scene’ was over, and we all leaped to our feet to enact the finale.
The Desert HomeMayne Reid
finale
- the concluding part of any performance or presentation
- the closing section or movement of a musical composition
Word Origin for finale
Word Origin and History for finale
1783, borrowed as a musical term from Italian finale "final," from Latin finalis (see final). From 1724 as an Italian word in English. Figurative use by 1810.