postscript

¹

[pohst-skript, pohs-]

noun

1. a paragraph, phrase, etc., added to a letter that has already been concluded and signed by the writer.

2. any addition or supplement, as one appended by a writer to a book to supply further information.

PostScript

²

[pohst-skript, pohs‑]

Trademark.

1. a page description language using scalable fonts that can be printed on a variety of appropriately equipped devices, including laser printers and professional-quality imagesetters.

postscript

/ ˈpəʊsˌskrɪpt, ˈpəʊst- /

noun

1. a message added at the end of a letter, after the signature

2. any supplement, as to a document or book

Other Word Forms

• subpostscript noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of postscript¹

1515–25; < Latin postscrīptum, neuter past participle of postscrībere to write after

Word History and Origins

Origin of postscript¹

C16: from Late Latin postscribere to write after, from _post- + scribere to write

Example Sentences

Rowling said that moment had "a postscript that hurt far more than the speech itself", when Watson sent a note, despite having her phone number.

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But Hardy's thoughts - and Mourinho's hard-line pragmatism - actually make the origin of the above lines ambiguous: a post-match quote or a poet's postscript?

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There is no postscript to tell viewers what happened to Gibson after the scandal blew up, or whether she faced any consequences.

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The last of the solitudinous pandemic albums have trickled out, putting a postscript on a period of intense upheaval and existential dread.

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It's all part of a strange, brief postscript to an illustrious footballing life that will be celebrated when Sir Bobby Charlton's funeral takes place later, following his death at the age of 86.

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Related Words

• appendix 
• footnote