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Definition

the final part of a series of events — often of a performance and especially a musical performance

finale = final part

finale = final part

Did you see the season finale of American Idol?
For the finale, they performed Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus."
how she poured out the finale of the opera
William Makepeace Thackeray -- Vanity Fair
The finale concluded, the dancers promenaded the room,
Charles Dickens -- The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club
This wretched note was the finale of Emma's breakfast.
Jane Austen -- Emma
Then the assembled company would sing, "Maycomb County, Maycomb County, we will aye be true to thee," as the grand finale, and Mrs. Merriweather would mount the stage with the state flag.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

finale = the final part of a performance

They said later that Mrs. Merriweather was putting her all into the grand finale, that she had crooned, "Po-ork," with a confidence born of pine trees and butterbeans entering on cue.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

finale = final part of a performance

The boy's murder and the "rescue" proved to be a valuable finale.
James Dashner -- The Maze Runner
Our season finale was at home against the San Diego Chargers.
Tim Tebow -- Through My Eyes
_' This English finale passed unnoticed; but all were touched.
Ivan Turgenev -- Fathers and Sons
And the finale—it won't make up for missing the Spec, but it's something.
Sara Gruen -- Water for Elephants
The grand finale was the eight of them cluttered onstage dancing.
Kiera Cass -- The Heir
Then it moved on to the finale, the reprise, with augmented orchestra swelling in massive tones: "O Lord of heaven, hear my prayer."
Thomas Mann -- The Magic Mountain
And now here you are, in a front-row seat for the finale, a special sneak peek into the future.
Rick Yancey -- The 5th Wave
Although he couldn't see what was happening, when he heard the shocking finale, he was thankful he had been spared the visual.
Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
There must be some conclusion, some finale.
Margaret Atwood -- Alias Grace
My second year was pretty much like my first, with the same finale.
Roger Zelazny -- Nine Princes in Amber
It was too late now not to follow this make-believe carpet to its plywood finale, and I did not yet know of any truer destination.
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston & James D. Houston -- Farewell to Manzanar

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