The last section of a piece of music, the final scene of a drama, or the concluding part of a performance or event.[From Italian, from Latin finalis (last), from finis (end) that's also the source of such words as final, finish, finance, define, and fine.]
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"The monstrous reality-dating series had apparently wrapped last week in a finale that saw transparent bachelor Preston break Rachel's heart by choosing P.J. as his life mate."
Andrew Ryan; Ken Burns, Julie Andrews And Other Roadside Stuff; The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Jul 12, 2004.
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