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Etymology
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."
Noun
series finale
- The promotional or advertisement term used to describe the final episode of a television program, usually a situation comedy or a drama.
Translations
Chinese:
:Simplified Chinese: 系���
:Traditional Chinese: 系���
:Pinyin: xilie jieju
Dutch: reeks conclusie
French: conclusion de série
German: Reihe Zusammenfassung
Greek: Ï�Ï�μÏ�ÎÏ�αÏ�μα Ï�ειÏ�άÏ� (sympérasma seirás)
Italian: finale di serie
Japanese:
:Katakana: ���������
:Romaji: shirīzu fin�re
Korean
:Hangul: �리� ���
:Romaja: sirijeu jongakjang
Latin: conclusio serei televisionis nominative, conclusionis serei television genitive singular, conclusiones sererum televisionum nominative plural
Russian:
:Cyrillic: закл��ение �е�ии
:Russian: zaklyucheniye seriyi
Spanish: conclusión de la serie
Usage notes
As a common use-term, the term series finale is used to refer to a planned final episode, which includes resolution. The term last episode is used to refer to the last episode of a television program that was canceled after that episode was filmed.
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