Definition of finis
: end, conclusion
… rather than a finis, there was a petering-out of funds and energy and a creeping-in of decay.— Ronald Blythe The debilitating back ailment that afflicted him last season could have spelled finis to [=could have ended] his career.— Stan Fischler
— typically used like "the end" to mark the conclusion of something, such as a book or movie … the book lay open before me at the last page, where was written 'Finis.'— Charlotte Brontë
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The first known use of finis was in the 15th century
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