US /fɪˈnæli/ UK /fɪˈnɑːli/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the closing section of a performance or event

    The fireworks finale lit up the entire harbor.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the closing section of a... climaxconclusionendingcloseculminationdenouement
Word family
Related forms finalfinishfinitefinis

Etymology

From Italian finale ('final, ending'), from Latin finalis ('of the end'), from finis ('end, boundary'), of uncertain ultimate origin.

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