postlude

post·lude

P0471400 (pōst′lo͞od′)n.1. Music a. An organ voluntary played at the end of a church service.b. A concluding piece.2. A final chapter or phase.

[post- + (pre)lude.]

postlude

(ˈpəʊstluːd) n1. (Music, other) music a final or concluding piece or movement2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a voluntary played at the end of a Church service[C19: from post- + -lude, from Latin lūdus game; compare prelude]

post•lude

(ˈpoʊst lud)

n. a concluding piece of music, esp. an organ voluntary at the end of a church service. [1850–55; post- + -lude < Latin lūdus game, on the model of prelude]

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postlude - a voluntary played at the end of a religious servicevoluntary - composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance

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noun a voluntary played at the end of a religious service

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