"series finale" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: series finales [plural]
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." Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: series finale Translations (the final episode of a television series): 系列結局 (Chinese Mandarin), 系列结局 (Chinese Mandarin), reeks conclusie (Dutch), päätösjakso (Finnish), conclusion de série [feminine] (French), Reihe Zusammenfassung (German), συμπέρασμα σειράς (sympérasma seirás) (Greek), finale di serie (Italian), シリーズフィナーレ (shirīzu fināre) (Japanese), 시리즈 종악장 (sirijeu jong'akjang) (Korean), conclusio serei televisionis [feminine] (Latin), final [feminine] (Portuguese), заключительная се́рия (zaključitelʹnaja sérija) (Russian), conclusión de la serie [feminine] (Spanish)

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