EPILOGUE

epilogue, epilog

(noun) a short passage added at the end of a literary work; “the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters”

epilogue, epilog

(noun) a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

epilogue (plural epilogues)

A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play

The performer who gives this speech

A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword

(computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.

Synonyms

• (short speech at the end of a play): endspeech

• (brief script at the end of a literary piece): afterword, endspeech; see also afterword

Antonyms

• (short speech at the end of a play): prologue

• (brief script at the end of a literary piece): prologue; see also foreword

Verb

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

(transitive) To conclude with an epilogue.

Source: Wiktionary


Ep"i*logue, n. Etym: [F. Ă©pilogue, L. epilogus, fr. Gr. Legend.]

1. (Drama)

Definition: A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play. A good play no epilogue, yet . . . good plays prove the better by the help of good epilogues. Shak.

2. (Rhet.)

Definition: The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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