Climactic vs Finale - What's the difference?
climactic | finale |
Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest tension.
* The race ended in a climactic , neck-and-neck scramble for the finish line.
The grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 29
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal
, work=BBC Sport
(narratology) The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.
As an adjective climactic
is of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest tension.As a noun finale is
the grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.climactic
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Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
Do not confuse with climatic, which relates to climate.finale
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=Andre Santos equalised and the outstanding Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead for the first time before Juan Mata's spectacular strike set up the finale for an enthralling encounter.}}