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series finale

series finale noun: the promotional or advertisement term used to describe the final episode of a television program, usually a situation comedy or a drama.

Noun

series finale (plural series finales)

  1. The promotional or advertisement term used to describe the final episode of a television program, usually a situation comedy or a drama.

Forms of series finale

pluralseries finales

Origin of series finale

The term came into use in American television in the early 1990s, as a variation of the term season finale. Prior to that, closing episodes were originally called the "final episode" or "last episode".

Questions about series finale

What does series finale mean?
Series finale means the promotional or advertisement term used to describe the final episode of a television program, usually a situation comedy or a drama.
What part of speech is series finale?
Series finale is a noun.
What is the plural of series finale?
The plural of series finale is series finales.

Words near series finale in the dictionary

  1. series circuit
  2. series circuits
  3. series comma
  4. series commas
  5. series dead space
  6. series finale
  7. series finales
  8. series of tubes
  9. series original
  10. series originals
  11. series-wound

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