epilogue
noun
a usually short section appended to the conclusion of a book or film.
epilogues
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pluralof epilogue.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There are eight books in the series, plus a book of epilogues with a short story called “The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
But this one isn’t quite up to the standards established by the Police Squad! epilogues, not least because Saturday Night Live didn’t bother to dress a chimpanzee up in a suit and tie:
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2019
Some of the dead, such as Orion, “that huge hunter,” who keeps up his chase on the shadow world’s fields, undergo fates that seem like dim epilogues of their lives.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2019
Nonetheless it’s worth getting all the way through; the book includes clever little notes, sidebars, apologies and epilogues that will keep you in stitches.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2017
Preambles and epilogues issued at the time of the first proclamation were taken from passages of the Chinese classics, and there are many phrases in the text itself which plainly betray their Chinese origin.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Katsuro Hara
