finale

n.
The concluding part, especially of a musical composition.

[Italian, from Latin fīnālis, final. See final.]

(fi-NAL-ee)

noun
The last section of a piece of music, the final scene of a drama, or the concluding part of a performance or event.

Etymology
From Italian, from Latin finalis (last), from finis (end) that's also the source of such words as final, finish, finance, define, and fine

Usage
"The monstrous reality-dating series had apparently wrapped last week in a finale that saw transparent bachelor Preston break Rachel's heart by choosing P.J. as his life mate." — Andrew Ryan; Ken Burns, Julie Andrews And Other Roadside Stuff; The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Jul 12, 2004.

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noun

The last part: close, conclusion, end, ending, finish, last¹, termination, wind-up, wrap-up. See start/end.

n

Definition: ending of an event
Antonyms: beginning, debut, first act, opening, start

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The last movement of a multi-movement instrumental composition; the concluding section of an act of an opera or other stage work. The concluding movement in a set of variations (e.g. Schumann's Etudes symphoniques and Elgar's Enigma Variations) is often designated ‘finale’, indicating a freer and wider-ranging treatment of the theme than is found earlier in the work. The operatic ensemble finale, developed in Italian comic opera (especially dramma giocoso) during the 18th century, represents an essential step from the late Baroque number opera to the continuous style of 19th-century music drama.

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The last movement of a sonata or symphony, or the last section of an opera.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - finale

Nederlands (Dutch)
finale

Français (French)
n. - finale

Deutsch (German)
n. - Finale, Schlußszene, Abschluß

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μουσ., μτφ.) φινάλε

Italiano (Italian)
finale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - final (m) (Mús.)

Русский (Russian)
финал, заключительная сцена

Español (Spanish)
n. - final, último movimiento (mús.), último escena (teatro)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - final (mus.), final (bildl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
结局, 最后的一个乐章, 终了

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 結局, 最後的一個樂章, 終了

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 대단원

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - フィナーレ, 最後の幕, 終曲, 終幕

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الخاتمه , الجزء الأخير من لحن موسيقي أو مسرحيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סיום, קטע מוסיקלי המסיים מערכה באופרה, מסקנה‬

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