postlude

[ pohst-lood ]

/ ˈpoʊst lud /

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noun Music.

a concluding piece or movement.

a voluntary at the end of a church service.

Origin of postlude

1850–55; post- + -lude<Latin lūdus game, modeled on prelude

Words nearby postlude

Post-it Note, postlapsarian, postliminium, postliminy, post-looping, postlude, postman, postman's knock, postmark, postmaster, postmaster general

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Example sentences from the Web for postlude

For postlude two measures from the cantabile of Chopin's "Funeral March" are used with droll effect.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes
A postlude to the day's funeral march; a prelude to freedom.
The Roycroft Dictionary|Elbert Hubbard
Opening with a musical and lyrical prelude, this symphonic composition was to end with a postlude.
Romain Rolland|Stefan Zweig
That Brahms actually had some such intention in adding the postlude is in the personal knowledge of the present writer.
The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 2 of 2)|Florence May

The postlude is orchestral, with the chorus speaking above the music.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for postlude

postlude

/ (ˈpəʊstluːd) /

noun

music a final or concluding piece or movement

a voluntary played at the end of a Church service

Word Origin for postlude

C19: from post- + -lude, from Latin lūdus game; compare prelude

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	postlude
释义	postlude [ pohst-lood ] / ˈpoʊst lud / SEE SYNONYMS FOR postlude ON THESAURUS.COM noun Music. a concluding piece or movement. a voluntary at the end of a church service. Origin of postlude 1850–55; post- + -lude<Latin lūdus game, modeled on prelude Words nearby postlude Post-it Note, postlapsarian, postliminium, postliminy, post-looping, postlude, postman, postman's knock, postmark, postmaster, postmaster general Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for postlude For postlude two measures from the cantabile of Chopin's "Funeral March" are used with droll effect. Contemporary American Composers\|Rupert Hughes A postlude to the day's funeral march; a prelude to freedom. The Roycroft Dictionary\|Elbert Hubbard Opening with a musical and lyrical prelude, this symphonic composition was to end with a postlude. Romain Rolland\|Stefan Zweig That Brahms actually had some such intention in adding the postlude is in the personal knowledge of the present writer. The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 2 of 2)\|Florence May The postlude is orchestral, with the chorus speaking above the music. Contemporary American Composers\|Rupert Hughes British Dictionary definitions for postlude postlude / (ˈpəʊstluːd) / noun music a final or concluding piece or movement a voluntary played at the end of a Church service Word Origin for postlude C19: from post- + -lude, from Latin lūdus game; compare prelude Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to postlude summation, postscript, coda, finale, sequel, ending, conclusion, peroration, follow-up, swan song
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postlude

noun Music.

Origin of postlude

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British Dictionary definitions for postlude

noun

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