finale
/fɪˈnɑːli
/ /fɪˈnɑːleɪ/noun
The last part of a piece of music, an entertainment, or a public event, especially when particularly dramatic or exciting: the finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony a fireworks finale the festival ends with a grand finale...
- In a series that's known for it's exciting and dramatic season finales, this one is only middling, but it's still very very good.
- The event will have a musical finale with a performance from singer Irene Perveen.
- The Festival will end with a rousing finale on Saturday with music from the New Riverside Jazz Band.
Synonyms
climax, culmination;
end, ending, finish, close, conclusion, termination, resolution;
denouement, last act, final scene, final curtain, epilogue, coda, peroration
informal wind-up
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Italian, from Latin finalis (see final).
Rhymes
- monstrousness
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- monstruosity
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