epilogue
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Etymology [edit]
From French épilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epilogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγειν (epilegein, “say in addition”), from ἐπί (epi, “in addition”) + λέγειν (legein, “to say”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia 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.
Antonyms [edit]
- (short speech; brief oration or script): prologue
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
short speech at the end of a play
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the performer who gives this speech
brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece
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References [edit]
- 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
