epilogue

noun

ep·i·logue ˈe-pə-ˌlȯg How to pronounce epilogue (audio)

-ˌläg

variants or less commonly epilog

: a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work

: a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

also : the actor speaking such an epilogue

: the final scene of a play that comments on or summarizes the main action

: the concluding section of a musical composition : coda

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From its Greek roots, epilogue means basically "words attached (at the end)". An epilogue often somehow wraps up a story's action, as in the one for a famous Shakespeare play that ends, "For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo". In nonfiction books, we now often use the term afterword instead of epilogue, just as we now generally use foreword instead of prologue. Movies also often have a kind of epilogue--maybe a scene after the exciting climax when the surviving lovers meet in a café to talk about their future. The epilogue of a musical composition, after all the drama is over, is called the coda (Italian for "tail").

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Recent Examples on the Web In an epilogue, Mr. Atxaga somewhat defensively explains that his primary theme is friendship.

Sam Sacks, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 The news comes from James Gunn directly, who confirmed on Twitter that the holiday special will be the current phase’s epilogue.

Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Aug. 2022 Heck, the climax is among the film's best elements, including the epilogue that playfully explains the film’s subtitle.

Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Set across eight dramatically transformative years in Freddie’s life, the film is divided in three, and rounded off with an epilogue — with the first section, detailing this first visit to Seoul, the longest and most straightforward.

Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 May 2022 Case in point: The Emmy-winning stand-up comic opens with an epilogue, concludes with the prologue and drops in an intermission to encourage mid-reading decompression.

Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 Radomski provides another hopeful note in the epilogue.

Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022 The film has a pseudo-literary construction, built, as a title card declares, in twelve chapters plus a prologue and an epilogue.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022 That the epilogue ends with the Upside Down finally breaking into the real world suggests that no one will be going on any road trips for the concluding season, at least.

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2022 See More

单词	epilogues
释义	epilogue noun ep·i·logue ˈe-pə-ˌlȯg -ˌläg variants or less commonly epilog 1 : a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work 2 a : a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play also : the actor speaking such an epilogue b : the final scene of a play that comments on or summarizes the main action 3 : the concluding section of a musical composition : coda Did you know? From its Greek roots, epilogue means basically "words attached (at the end)". An epilogue often somehow wraps up a story's action, as in the one for a famous Shakespeare play that ends, "For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo". In nonfiction books, we now often use the term afterword instead of epilogue, just as we now generally use foreword instead of prologue. Movies also often have a kind of epilogue--maybe a scene after the exciting climax when the surviving lovers meet in a café to talk about their future. The epilogue of a musical composition, after all the drama is over, is called the coda (Italian for "tail"). Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In an epilogue, Mr. Atxaga somewhat defensively explains that his primary theme is friendship. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 The news comes from James Gunn directly, who confirmed on Twitter that the holiday special will be the current phase’s epilogue. Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Aug. 2022 Heck, the climax is among the film's best elements, including the epilogue that playfully explains the film’s subtitle. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Set across eight dramatically transformative years in Freddie’s life, the film is divided in three, and rounded off with an epilogue — with the first section, detailing this first visit to Seoul, the longest and most straightforward. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 May 2022 Case in point: The Emmy-winning stand-up comic opens with an epilogue, concludes with the prologue and drops in an intermission to encourage mid-reading decompression. Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 Radomski provides another hopeful note in the epilogue. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022 The film has a pseudo-literary construction, built, as a title card declares, in twelve chapters plus a prologue and an epilogue. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022 That the epilogue ends with the Upside Down finally breaking into the real world suggests that no one will be going on any road trips for the concluding season, at least. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English epiloge, from Middle French epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Greek epilogos, from epilegein to say in addition, from epi- + legein to say — more at legend First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 epilogues noun variants also epilogs plural of epilogue as in sequels a final section or speech after the main part of a book, play, or musical composition —sometimes used figuratively The main character's death was alluded to in the epilogue. His final years were a peaceful epilogue to a life of adventure. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sequels endings finales appendixes postscripts codas endgames closings consummations codicils finishes follow-ups wrap-ups postludes afterwords windups conclusions cappers aftermaths grand finales appendices excursus closes excursuses supplements ends climaxes culminations crescendos finises crescendoes capstones mop-ups anticlimaxes homestretches summits tops pinnacles crowns apexes zeniths peaks meridians crescendi shanks copestones tag ends apices tail ends acmes tip-tops coups de grâce high-water marks coups de grace Antonyms & Near Antonyms prologues introductions prefaces preludes forewords overtures preambles beginnings prologs openings starts baselines dawns day ones nascencies nascences See More
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