Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The concluding part, especially of a musical composition.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In music: The concluding section of a piece in rondo form, or of an act of a dramatic work, like an opera, especially if so managed as to produce an impressive climax. Operatic finales are usually concerted pieces for several soloists and a chorus.
- n. The last piece on a program, as of a concert.
- n. The last part, piece, or scene in any public performance or exhibition; any concluding act or performance.
Wiktionary
- n. The grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.
- n. narratology The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Mus.) The last movement of a symphony, sonata, concerto, or any instrumental composition.
- n. The last composition performed in any act of an opera.
- n. The closing part, piece, or scene in any public performance or exhibition.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the temporal end; the concluding time
- n. the concluding part of any performance
- n. the closing section of a musical composition
Etymologies
- From Italian finale ("end"), from Late Latin finalis, from Latin finis (Wiktionary)
- Italian, from Latin fīnālis, final; see final. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Both are coming off losses in a mini-heavyweight tournament that saw Brock Lesnar beat Frank Mir in the title finale at UFC 100.”
“The only thing that still bugs me about the finale is the religious angle.”
“If the two-hour finale is anywhere near as good as last week's episode, fans should leave the season very happy, indeed.”
“The only thing more torturous for Jensen than filming the final scene of the finale is being asked the question, “why did you make a horror movie on your summer vacation?””
“I love Heroes, but I think they are going to run out of ideas soon (if the finale is any indication.worst. payoff. ever.).”
“The last act before the finale is the "Dance of the African Elephants" in which several tremendous elephants cavort around the ring, carrying some of the female performers on their necks.”
“Dec. 28, 2008: Started 269th consecutive regular-season game, but Jets lost in finale, missing playoffs.”
“Supernatural finale is guarenteed to be epic considering the trailer currently out, with Sam and Dean facing off against Lucifer.”
“I know a finale is supposed to have a certain amount of mystery and leave you wanting more but I think this was a bit much!!!”
“Donny Osmond wins ` Dancing with a Stars, upsets Mya in finale of ABC competition show”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘finale’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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SPOR - Olympic glossary
hurdle, tempo, consortium, caption, mutual understanding, jury, radio, javelin, extra time, boxing, Lander, European and 521 more...
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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PMPope's list
Words for Words
asterix, garrulous, ampersand, exclaimation, ponderous, fickle, finale, etheric, solar, astronomic, plummeting, fogline and 33 more...
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big book gre
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 6689 more...
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cindywrites's Words
chiaroscuro, mollycoddle, feckless, evocative, provocative, invocation, beckon, allay, becalm, console, lull, soothe and 479 more...
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End of story
cloture, closure, guillotine, epilogue, denouement, ultimate, eschaton, coda, finale, happily ever after
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eggplantia5's Words
scintillate, marvel, cranberry, oscillate, triumph, bamboozle, grimace, magical, book, hexagon, cipher, compendium and 2727 more...
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harmony of the spheres
tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, subtonic, leading tone, progression, sonata, concerto, allegro and 247 more...
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GRE List
anthem, ablution, apocrypha, augur, cardinal, cathedral, chant, chapel, cloister, conformist, cult, devout and 145 more...
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Tulip Names I
No rhyme or reason other than that I like the names. :-) For more flower fun, see these lists:
Rose words by mollusque
Rose varieties by mollusque
Tulip Names II: You Know ...abbey dream, abbey road, abodement, abra, abra elite, academician tstisin, acapulco, ace of diamonds, acropolis, ad hoc, adamo, addis and 597 more...
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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Tunie: Great Big Words
A song by Tom Chapin. Listen to it here.
When I was a little kid, a diminutive juvenile,
I liked my folks to read to me, I was an eager bibliophile.
Now I love words...finale, diminuendo, reiterate, association, speech, polysyllabic, linguistic, hyper, terms, prodigious, sesquipedalian, distingue and 13 more...
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melodious, sexy words
as the title says
rhythm, harmony, sound, a cappella, accelerando, accent, crescendo, espressione, ostinato, timbre, improvisation, duet and 7 more...
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Poetrie: The Emperor of Ice Cream
by Wallace Stevens
Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Let the wenches dawdle in such dress
ice-cream, emperor, beam, affix, dumb, cold, protrude, face, spread, fantail, embroider, sheet and 14 more...
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Joann
Vocabulary words Week 15
Tweets
Looking for tweets for finale.
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