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[ ep-uh-lawg, -log ] / ˈɛp əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR epilogue ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna concluding part added to a literary work, as a novel. a speech, usually in verse, delivered by one of the actors after the conclusion of a play. the person speaking this. Origin of epilogue1375–1425; late Middle English epiloge<Latin epilogus<Greek epílogos peroration of a speech, equivalent to epi-epi- + lógos word Words nearby epilogueepileptogenic, epileptogenic zone, epileptoid, epilimnion, epilithic, epilogue, epimandibular, epimedium, epimenorrhagia, epimenorrhea, epimer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epilogue“The Muslim community is marbled by fear and isolation,” Apuzzo and Goldman write in the epilogue. 9 Secrets of the NYPD’s Spy Unit Revealed in ‘Enemies Within’|Abby Haglage|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST Maybe this most recent turn of events will give the story an epilogue—and me some peace of mind. ‘The Staircase’: Director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade on Michael Peterson, Owls, and More|Jean-Xavier de Lestrade|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST What amounts to Breaking Dawn—Part 2 should have been a 15-minute epilogue at the end of that movie. Why ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 2’ Jumps the Shark|Ramin Setoodeh|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST Your arrival there always felt right, like the perfect last phase of your soccer career, so forget about this French epilogue. David Beckham to Paris: Why Soccer Star Should Stay in Los Angeles|Eric Pape|December 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But the epilogue to that story has the makings of a historic coda. The Last Godfather|T.J. English|June 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST The change which wealth produces in men's natures is most admirably depicted in the Epilogue. Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb The Epilogue is dated 1477, and in one copy more minutely, 18 November. Fine Books|Alfred W. Pollard But though the story of the Stuarts was a tragedy, I think it was also an epilogue. A Short History of England|G. K. Chesterton The afternoon before they left for the reserve trenches he staged his comedy in one act and an epilogue. Men, Women and Guns|H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile And when you get the epilogue you will say that it makes my little preface wearisome by contrast. The Grafters|Francis Lynde
British Dictionary definitions for epilogue
noun- a speech, usually in verse, addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
- the actor speaking this
a short postscript to any literary work, such as a brief description of the fates of the characters in a novel British (esp formerly) the concluding programme of the day on a radio or television station, often having a religious content Derived forms of epilogueepilogist (ɪˈpɪlədʒɪst), nounWord Origin for epilogueC15: from Latin epilogus, from Greek epilogos, from logos word, speech 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 epiloguesummation, postscript, coda, finale, sequel, ending, conclusion, postlude, peroration, follow-up, swan song |