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finale

fi·nal·e [ fi nállee, fi nlee ] (plural fi·nal·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. final theatrical scene: a scene or musical number that brings a stage performance or an act of a performance to an end

2. final section of music: a final movement or section of a musical composition

3. final event in series: an event that is the last or climactic event in a series

[Mid-18th century. Via Italian < Latin finalis (see final)]
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