'Finale' definitions:
Definition of 'finale'
(from WordNet)
noun
The closing section of a musical composition [syn: finale, coda]
noun
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, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close]
noun
Definition of 'Finale'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'finale'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- act,
- afterpiece,
- apodosis,
- bit,
- bitter end,
- catastrophe,
- ceasing,
- cessation,
- chaser,
- climax,
- close,
- coda,
- completion,
- conclusion,
- consummation,
- crack of doom,
- culmination,
- curtain,
- curtain call,
- curtain raiser,
- curtains,
- death,
- decease,
- denouement,
- destination,
- destiny,
- divertimento,
- divertissement,
- doom,
- effect,
- end,
- end point,
- end result,
- ending,
- envoi,
- epilogue,
- eschatology,
- exode,
- exodus,
- expiration,
- expository scene,
- fate,
- final result,
- final solution,
- final twitch,
- final words,
- finality,
- finis,
- finish,
- goal,
- hoke act,
- interlude,
- intermezzo,
- intermission,
- introduction,
- izzard,
- last,
- last act,
- last breath,
- last gasp,
- last things,
- last trumpet,
- last words,
- latter end,
- number,
- omega,
- payoff,
- period,
- peroration,
- prologue,
- quietus,
- resolution,
- resting place,
- routine,
- scene,
- shtick,
- sketch,
- skit,
- song and dance,
- stand-up comedy act,
- stoppage,
- stopping place,
- striptease,
- swan song,
- term,
- terminal,
- termination,
- terminus,
- turn,
- windup,
- Z
Words containing 'Finale'
- Final,
- Finalities,
- Finality,
- Finally,
- finalization,
- finalize,
- finalized,
- finalizing,
- Final cause,
- Final process,
- cup final,
- final cut,
- final decision,
- final exam,
- final examination,
- final injunction,
- final judgment,
- final payment,
- final period,
- final perseverance,
- final result,
- final solution,
- final stage,
- final stroke,
- judgment the final