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finishing (n.)

1530s, "action of bringing to completion," verbal noun from finish (v.). From 1660s as "that which gives a completion to." Finishing-school is from 1804.

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finish (v.)
late 14c., "to bring to an end;" mid-15c., "to come to an end" (intransitive), from Old French finiss-, present participle stem of fenir "stop, finish, come to an end; die" (13c.), from Latin finire "to limit, set bounds; put an end to; come to an end," from finis "that which divides, a boundary, border," figuratively "a limit, an end, close, conclusion; an extremity, highest point; greatest degree," which is of unknown origin, perhaps related to figere "to fasten, fix" (see fix (v.)). Meaning "to kill, terminate the existence of" is from 1755.

updated on November 08, 2014

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Definitions of finishing from WordNet

finishing (n.)
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance);
Synonyms: coating / finish
finishing (n.)
the act of finishing;
the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
Synonyms: finish
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