postscript

English

Alternative forms

• post script
• post scriptum
• postscriptum
• PS, P.S., p.s.

Etymology

post- + script

New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscribere to write after, from post- + scribere to write

Noun

postscript (plural postscripts)

1. (countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author’s signature.
2. (countable) An addition to a story, play, etc.

Usage notes

In a letter, to indicate the beginning of a postscript one often uses the abbreviation P.S. followed by a colon.

Translations

addendum to a letter

• Catalan: Postdata
• Dutch: postscriptum (nl) n, nota bene (nl)
• Finnish: jälkikirjoitus (fi)
• German: Postskriptum n
• Greek: υστερόγραφο (el) (ysterógrafo) n 
• Hungarian: utóirat (hu), u.i.: (hu)
• Norwegian Bokmål: etterskrift (nb) n, postskriptum (nb) n
• Norwegian Nynorsk: etterskrift (nn) n, postskriptum (nn) n

• Polish: dopisek m, post scriptum n
• Russian: постскриптум (ru) (postskríptum) m 
• Scottish Gaelic: eàrr-sgrìobhadh (gd) m
• Slovene: pripis m
• Spanish: posdata (es)
• Ukrainian: постскриптум (uk) (postskríptum) m 
• Volapük: pospenäd (vo)

Verb

postscript (third-person singular simple present postscripts, present participle postscripting, simple past and past participle postscripted)

1. To extend (a letter etc.) with additional remarks.