epilogue

See also: épilogue and épilogué

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French épilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγειν (epilégein, “say in addition”), from ἐπί (epí, “in addition”) + λέγειν (légein, “to say”).

Pronunciation

Noun

epilogue (plural epilogues)

  1. A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
  2. The performer who gives this speech
  3. A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
  4. (computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (short speech; brief oration or script): prologue

Translations

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Verb

epilogue (third-person singular simple present epilogues, present participle epiloguing, simple past and past participle epilogued)

  1. (transitive) To conclude with an epilogue.

References

  • epilogue in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • epilogue in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • epilogue at OneLook Dictionary Search
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