epilogue

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/
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/ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/ · /ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/ (US) · /ˈɛpɪlɑɡ/

Definition of epilogue

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
    “In the play’s epilogue, the actor addressed the audience directly.”
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noun

  1. A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
    “In the play’s epilogue, the actor addressed the audience directly.”
  2. The performer who gives this speech
  3. A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
    “The novel ended with a short epilogue.”
  4. A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.

verb

  1. (transitive)To conclude with an epilogue.

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Etymology

From French épilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγω (epilégō, “to say in addition”). Eclipsed Middle English lenvoie (“epilogue”) borrowed ultimately from Old French. Equivalent to epi- + -logue.

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