Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Finale \Fi*na"le\ (f[-e]*n[aum]"l[asl]), n. [It. See {Final}.]
Close; termination; as:
(a) (Mus.) The last movement of a symphony, sonata, concerto,
or any instrumental composition.
(b) The last composition performed in any act of an opera.
(c) The closing part, piece, or scene in any public
performance or exhibition.
Source : WordNet®
finale
n 1: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point
of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was
up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the
close of the season" [syn: {stopping point}, {finis}, {finish},
{last}, {conclusion}, {close}]
2: the closing section of a musical composition [syn: {coda}]
3: the concluding part of any performance [syn: {close}, {closing
curtain}, {finis}]