finale

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the closing section of a musical composition
  2. noun the temporal end; the concluding time
  3. noun the concluding part of any performance

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

coda

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