epilogue
/ˈɛpɪlɒɡ
/(US also epilog)
noun
A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened: figurative a disastrous epilogue to the rest of his career...
- I always had an epilogue to the book, but originally it was my own epilogue.
- It serves as the epilogue to one of the theologically most profound writings of the New Testament.
- Well, I've got seven more chapters and an epilogue to write.
Synonyms
afterword, postscript, PS, coda, codicil, appendix, tailpiece, supplement, addendum, postlude, rider, back matter;
conclusion, concluding speech, denouement, swan song, peroration
rare postlude
Origin
Late Middle English: from French épilogue, via Latin from Greek epilogos, from epi 'in addition' + logos 'speech'.
An epilogue, a comment or conclusion at the end of a book or play comes via Latin from Greek epilogos, from epi ‘in addition’ and logos ‘speech’.
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