epilogue
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French épilogue, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin epilogus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɛpɪlɑɡ/
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 Thesaurus:afterword
Antonyms
- (short speech at the end of a play): prologue
- (brief script at the end of a literary piece): prologue; see also Thesaurus:foreword
Translations
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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component of a computer program
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Verb
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- (transitive) To conclude with an epilogue.
References
- “epilogue”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “epilogue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “epilogue”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.