postscript
noun /ˈpəʊstskrɪpt/
/ˈpəʊstskrɪpt/
- (abbreviation PS)postscript (to something) an extra message that you add at the end of a letter after you sign your name
- postscript (to something) extra facts or information about a story, an event, etc. that are added after it has finished
- News of the award comes as a fitting postscript to a long and successful career.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin postscriptum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of postscribere ‘write under, add’, from post ‘after, later’ + scribere ‘write’.