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finale
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fi·nal·e  (f-nl, -näl)
n.
The concluding part, especially of a musical composition.

[Italian, from Latin fnlis, final; see final.]

finale [fin-nah-lee]
Noun
the concluding part of a dramatic performance or musical composition [Italian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.finale - the closing section of a musical composition
close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"
musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
2.finalefinale - the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
3.finale - the concluding part of any performance
finishing, finish - the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

finale
noun climax, ending, close, conclusion, culmination, denouement, last part, epilogue, last act, crowning glory, finis << OPPOSITE opening
Translations
finale [fɪˈnɑːlɪ] nfinal m

finale [fɪˈnɑːlɪ] final nfinale m

finale [fɪˈnɑːlɪ] final nFinale nt;
(Theat) → Schlussszene f

finale [fɪˈnɑːlɪ] nfinale m

finale
n finale [fiˈnaːli]
the last part of anything, especially a concert, opera, musical show etc The whole cast of the concert appeared in the finale. slot; slottoneel الجُزء الأخير، خِتام финал finále, závěr finale; afslutning das Finale φινάλε final finaal بخش آخر finaali finale קֶטָע הַסִיוּם अंतिमांश završni dio (drame, programa, glazbenog komada), finale finálé bagian akhir lokaþáttur; endir finale フィナーレ 대단원 finalas fināls bahagian akhir finale finale, slutt(nummer), avslutning finał final final финал finále finale završni čin final, slutnummer, avslutning ตอนสุดท้ายของการแสดงคอนเสิร์ต ละคร หรือดนตรี final, bitiş 最後一幕 фінал کسی چیز کا آخری حصہ chương cuối; màn cuối


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