finale English · revision 10384

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1724|origins=it finale|origins=la finalis}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /fɪˈnɑːli, fə-/ ''(UK)''; /fəˈnɑli, fɪ-/, /fəˈnæli, fɪ-/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|it|finale]], the noun use of the adjective finale, final,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from Latin fīnālis, of an end, from fīnis, end (see [[final]], [[finish]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ It is first recorded in English in 1724 as an Italian word in a glossary of musical terms;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) as an English word, the last part of a musical composition, 1783.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The conclusion or end of anything, sometimes a final catastrophe, is from 1785,^(OED 1989) and figurative use is by 1810.^(Etymonline) The last scene or closing part of a drama or other public entertainment is from 1814.^(OED 1989) A verb finale, to conclude, appears in 1797.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1724 – an Italian word in English.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1783 – a musical finale.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1785 – a conclusion.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1814 – the end of a show.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The concluding part of a performance, show or event.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(music)'' The last movement or section of a composition.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[grand finale]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[final]]

+ * [[finish]]

+ * [[finis]]

+ * [[finial]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}