Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The concluding part, especially of a musical composition.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 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.
- noun The last piece on a program, as of a concert.
- noun The last part, piece, or scene in any public performance or exhibition; any concluding act or performance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) The last movement of a symphony, sonata, concerto, or any instrumental composition.
- noun The last composition performed in any act of an opera.
- noun The closing part, piece, or scene in any public performance or exhibition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The grand
end of something, especially a show or piece of music. - noun narratology The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the temporal end; the concluding time
- noun the concluding part of any performance
- noun the closing section of a musical composition
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Both are coming off losses in a mini-heavyweight tournament that saw Brock Lesnar beat Frank Mir in the title finale at UFC 100.
Ottawa Sun 2009
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The only thing that still bugs me about the finale is the religious angle.
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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?”
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If the two-hour finale is anywhere near as good as last week's episode, fans should leave the season very happy, indeed.
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I love Heroes, but I think they are going to run out of ideas soon (if the finale is any indication.worst. payoff. ever.).
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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.
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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.
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Dec. 28, 2008: Started 269th consecutive regular-season game, but Jets lost in finale, missing playoffs.
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Supernatural finale is guarenteed to be epic considering the trailer currently out, with Sam and Dean facing off against Lucifer.
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Supernatural finale is guarenteed to be epic considering the trailer currently out, with Sam and Dean facing off against Lucifer.
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