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al fine

American  
[al fee-ney, ahl fee-ne] / æl ˈfi neɪ, ɑl ˈfi nɛ /

adverb

Music.
  1. to the end (a direction, as after a da capo or dal segno, to continue to fine, the indicated end).


Etymology

Origin of al fine

From Italian

Example Sentences

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The agonizing rapidity with which her misery "va camminando al fine"!

From Project Gutenberg

Per mesme le reason qe vous luy purrets retenir tanque al' fine de terme, si poit un autre: et sic de singulis, et sic in infinitum: issint le Seignour ouste de soun villein a toujours, et ce ne seroit pas reason.

From Project Gutenberg

Menizzi Delle monete de' Veneziani dal principio al fine della loro repubblica.

From Project Gutenberg

Ha quanti il Cielo, ha quanti Iddii la Terra e l' Onda al parer vostro; Ma Dio solo � quell' un che il sommo chiostro Alberga in mezzo a mille Angeli santi, A cui sol giunte avanti Posan le pellegrine E stanche anime al fine, al fin del giorno, Tutto allegrando il Ciel del suo ritorno.

From Project Gutenberg

After that lively evening followed three dull days, consisting of a solitary forenoon, an afternoon walk through the squares, dinner, backgammon, and bed; the next morning, de capo al fine, and so on; a dance of existence as monotonous as that of the spheres, and not half so musical.

From Project Gutenberg