[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

finale \fina"le\ f-enaum"lasl, 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.
       1913 webster
see also:
final 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
stopping point finis finish last conclusion close 
coda closing curtain 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

91 moby thesaurus words for "finale":
   z, act, afterpiece, apodosis, bit, bitter end, catastrophe,
   ceasing, cessation, chaser, climax, close, coda, completion,
   conclusion, consummation, crack of doom, culmination, curtain,
   curtain call, curtain raiser, curtains, death, decease, denouement,
   destination, destiny, divertimento, divertissement, doom, effect,
   end, end point, end result, ending, envoi, epilogue, eschatology,
   exode, exodus, expiration, expository scene, fate, final result,
   final solution, final twitch, final words, finality, finis, finish,
   goal, hoke act, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, introduction,
   izzard, last, last act, last breath, last gasp, last things,
   last trumpet, last words, latter end, number, omega, payoff,
   period, peroration, prologue, quietus, resolution, resting place,
   routine, scene, shtick, sketch, skit, song and dance,
   stand-up comedy act, stoppage, stopping place, striptease,
   swan song, term, terminal, termination, terminus, turn, windup

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