epilogue

or ep·i·log

[ ep-uh-lawg, -log ]

/ ˈɛp əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /

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noun

a concluding part added to a literary work, as a novel.

a speech, usually in verse, delivered by one of the actors after the conclusion of a play.

the person speaking this.

Nearby words

epileptogenic, epileptogenic zone, epileptoid, epilimnion, epilithic, epilogue, epimandibular, epimedium, epimenorrhagia, epimenorrhea, epimer

Origin of epilogue

1375–1425; late Middle English epiloge < Latin epilogus < Greek epílogos peroration of a speech, equivalent to epi- epi- + lógos word

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Examples from the Web for epilogue

“The Muslim community is marbled by fear and isolation,” Apuzzo and Goldman write in the epilogue.
9 Secrets of the NYPD’s Spy Unit Revealed in ‘Enemies Within’|Abby Haglage|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Maybe this most recent turn of events will give the story an epilogue—and me some peace of mind.
‘The Staircase’: Director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade on Michael Peterson, Owls, and More|Jean-Xavier de Lestrade|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What amounts to Breaking Dawn—Part 2 should have been a 15-minute epilogue at the end of that movie.
Why ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 2’ Jumps the Shark|Ramin Setoodeh|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Your arrival there always felt right, like the perfect last phase of your soccer career, so forget about this French epilogue.
David Beckham to Paris: Why Soccer Star Should Stay in Los Angeles|Eric Pape|December 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST

But the epilogue to that story has the makings of a historic coda.
The Last Godfather|T.J. English|June 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The change which wealth produces in men's natures is most admirably depicted in the Epilogue.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
The Epilogue is dated 1477, and in one copy more minutely, 18 November.
Fine Books|Alfred W. Pollard
But though the story of the Stuarts was a tragedy, I think it was also an epilogue.
A Short History of England|G. K. Chesterton
The afternoon before they left for the reserve trenches he staged his comedy in one act and an epilogue.
Men, Women and Guns|H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
And when you get the epilogue you will say that it makes my little preface wearisome by contrast.
The Grafters|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for epilogue

epilogue

/ (ˈɛpɪˌlɒɡ) /

noun

a speech, usually in verse, addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
the actor speaking this

a short postscript to any literary work, such as a brief description of the fates of the characters in a novel

British (esp formerly) the concluding programme of the day on a radio or television station, often having a religious content

Derived Forms

epilogist (ɪˈpɪlədʒɪst), noun

Word Origin for epilogue

C15: from Latin epilogus, from Greek epilogos, from logos word, speech

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