Hypertext Webster Gateway: "finale"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Finale \Fi*na"le\ (f[-e]*n[aum]"l[asl]), n. [It. See {Final}.]
Close; termination; as:
(a) (Mus.) The last movement of a symphony, sonata, concerto,
or any instrumental composition.
(b) The last composition performed in any act of an opera.
(c) The closing part, piece, or scene in any public
performance or exhibition.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
finale
n 1: 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" [syn: {stopping point}, {finis}, {finish},
{last}, {conclusion}, {close}]
2: the closing section of a musical composition [syn: {coda}]
3: the concluding part of any performance [syn: {close}, {closing
curtain}, {finis}]
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