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postscript

[pohst-skript, pohs-]
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noun

a paragraph, phrase, etc., added to a letter that has already been concluded and signed by the writer.
any addition or supplement, as one appended by a writer to a book to supply further information.

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RELATED WORDS

footnote, appendix, appendage, sequel, rider, attachment

Nearby words

  1. postpuberal,
  2. postpubescent,
  3. postremogeniture,
  4. postrider,
  5. postrorse,
  6. postseason,
  7. postsecondary,
  8. postsphygmic,
  9. postsphygmic interval,
  10. poststructuralism

Origin of postscript

1515–25; < Latin postscrīptum, neuter past participle of postscrībere to write after
Related formssub·post·script, noun

PostScript

[pohst-skript, pohs‐]

Trademark.

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.
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British Dictionary definitions for postscript

postscript

noun

a message added at the end of a letter, after the signature
any supplement, as to a document or book

Word Origin for postscript

C16: from Late Latin postscribere to write after, from post- + scribere to write
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Word Origin and History for postscript

postscript

n.

1550s, from Latin post scriptum "written after," from neuter past participle of Latin postscribere "write after," from post "after" (see post-) + scribere "to write" (see script (n.)).

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