epilogue
a usually short section appended to the conclusion of a book or film:The novel ends rather grimly, but the epilogue reveals that most of the characters go on to find fulfillment.: Compare prologue (def. 1).
a later event that illuminates or reinforces the significance of an earlier set of events: The sad life of Tasso, the last great poet of the Italian Renaissance, was a fitting epilogue to the age, whose genius also declined into decadence.
a speech, usually in verse, delivered by one of the actors after the conclusion of a play.: Compare prologue (def. 2).
the actor who delivers a play’s epilogue.: Compare prologue (def. 3).
Origin of epilogue
1- Rarely ep·i·log .
Words Nearby epilogue
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How to use epilogue in a sentence
In the epilogue, Boehner flatly states that he is glad to be out of elective politics given the party’s sharp distancing from its onetime heroes.
In new book, John Boehner says today’s GOP is unrecognizable to traditional conservatives and dishes on his time in politics | Paul Kane, Colby Itkowitz, Aaron Blake | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostThe epilogue of the book I mentioned earlier, Lights Out, is titled “Jeff Is a Friend.”
Then, an epilogue reveals that it’s unclear whether Spears herself received the requests for her participation.
Britney Spears and the trauma of being young, female and famous in the ’90s | Ashley Fetters | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostBy the epilogue they are ferrying high-profile figures like Prince Albert of Monaco to the bottom of the Mediterranean with a matter-of-factness that would have seemed highly improbable, if not entirely impossible, just 10 chapters earlier.
A journey to the bottom of the oceans — all five of them | Lucinda Robb | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostMy departure to true freedom, just seven months ago, has coincided with the epilogue of the presidential election in the United States, in which I still do not have the right to participate.
My vote on behalf of those who are excluded | Yariel Valdés González | October 27, 2020 | Washington Blade
“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 | THE DAILY BEASTMaybe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat 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 | THE DAILY BEASTIt will also have a new epilogue written by my spouse, Deirdre, who is the one person readers are most curious about.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTMay this new edition help in the fulfillment of the great purpose which the Gospel epilogue expresses.
His Last Week | William E. BartonThe little girle is come to act very prettily, and spoke the epilogue most admirably.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysHis introduction (‘An Apologue for an epilogue’) is full of such outrageous nonsense as to suggest suspicion of his sanity.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport AdamsThe epilogue contains an unmeasured invective against these three "vassal slaves of servile Rome."
The epilogue as a literary species is almost entirely confined to England, and it does not occur in the earliest English plays.
British Dictionary definitions for epilogue
/ (ˈɛpɪˌlɒɡ) /
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
Origin of epilogue
1Derived forms of epilogue
- epilogist (ɪˈpɪlədʒɪst), noun
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