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finale

  • /fɪˈnɑːli UK
  • fə-/ UK
  • /fəˈnɑli US
  • fɪ-/ US
  • /fəˈnæli US
  • /fiˈnaːleː/ South Asia

Rhymes with -ɑːli, -ɑːleɪ, -æli

Where it comes from

From Italian finale (“ending”), from Late Latin fīnālis, from Latin fīnis (“end; boundary, limit”). Doublet of final.

noun finales

  1. The grand end of something, especially of a show or piece of music. Andre Santos equalised and the outstanding Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead for the first time before Juan Mata's spectacular strike set up the finale for an enthralling encounter.
  2. The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.

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