finis

noun

fi·nis | \ ˈfi-nəs

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, ˈfī-nəs; fə-ˈnē

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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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if the two countries keep up their arms race, the inevitable finis to their rivalry will be their mutual destruction

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“Finis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finis. Accessed 23 May. 2022.

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