finale Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the closing section of a musical composition
    coda.
  2. noun the temporal end; the concluding time
    finish; last; finis; close; stopping point; conclusion.
    • 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
  3. noun the concluding part of any performance
    close; finis; closing curtain.

WordNet

Fi*na"le noun
Etymology
It. See Final.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913