Main Entry:

fi·na·le

Pronunciation:

\fə-ˈna-lē, fi-ˈnä-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Italian, from finale, adjective, final, from Latin finalis

Date:

1774

: the close or termination of something: as a: the last section of an instrumental musical composition b: the closing part, scene, or number in a public performance c: the last and often climactic event or item in a sequence