postscriptum
See also: post scriptum
English
Alternative forms
- post scriptum; postscript
- PS, P.S., p.s., ps.
Etymology
From Latin postscriptum, from post (“after, behind”) + scrīptum (“text, something written”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
postscriptum (plural postscripta)
- (rare) A thing that has been written afterwards; something appended in writing.
- 1827, M. Corbett, The odd volume, containing a letter purporting to be from King James VI of Scotland to Sandie Fotheringhame, Laird o'Powrie, signed: James, R.
- Postscriptum. — Scotland for ever! The Dane’s beneath the table, and Rab’s on the tap o’t, blawing like the deevil.
- 1900, Honoré de Balzac, Anatole Cerfberr, La Comédie Humaine: Now for the First Time Completely Translated Into English
- This confidence so daintily tossed to the baron, in the fashion of a postscriptum, was evidently the compensation for five thousand francs.
- 2004, L. G. Aslamazov, A. A. Varlamov, The Wonders Of Physics
- Postscriptum for taxpayers: After having started with the high-temperature thriller we turned to applications of conventional superconductors.
- 1827, M. Corbett, The odd volume, containing a letter purporting to be from King James VI of Scotland to Sandie Fotheringhame, Laird o'Powrie, signed: James, R.
Usage notes
- Used to indicate a footnote at the end of a letter. Generally abbreviated PS or similar (ps, p.s., etc).
- Addenda following an initial post script are often abbreviated PPS or similar (p.p.s, P.P.S, etc), indicating "post post scriptum".
Translations
something written afterward
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Dutch
Etymology
From Latin postscriptum.
Pronunciation
Noun
postscriptum n (plural postscriptums or postscripta, diminutive postscriptumpje n)
Usage notes
Usually abbreviated as P.S..
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin post scriptum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔst.skʁip.tɔm/, /pos.kʁip.tɔm/
- Homophones: postscriptums, post-scriptum, post-scriptums, post scriptum
Noun
postscriptum m (plural postscriptums)
- Alternative form of post-scriptum
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
postscriptum m (uncountable)
- postscript, post scriptum
- Synonym: poscritto
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) postscrīptum
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