postscript

[ pohst-skript, pohs- ]

/ ˈpoʊstˌskrɪpt, ˈpoʊs- /

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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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Origin of postscript

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

Related formssub·post·script, noun

PostScript

[ pohst-skript, pohs‐ ]

/ ˈpoʊstˌskrɪpt, ˈpoʊs‐ /

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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Examples from the Web for postscript

Postscript Of all the interviews I did Lee Marvin was by far the biggest surprise.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
For many veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, the return home is not a postscript to the war so much as another chapter.
From PTSD to Prison: Why Veterans Become Criminals|Matthew Wolfe|July 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Postscript: The most public member of the Bling Ring, Neiers, now 21, documents her life on her blog and her Twitter account.
The Real Bling Ring: Where Are They Now?|Tricia Romano|May 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Postscript: According to his Instagram and Facebook feed, Ajar is still living large.
The Real Bling Ring: Where Are They Now?|Tricia Romano|May 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He read once more the last words of Zebulon's postscript; they showed no little shrewdness on the writer's part.
The Baron's Sons|Mr Jkai
To-morrow morning, at half-past nine, we're going on; but before we start I'll scribble a Chichester postscript.
Set in Silver|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
This information, gracefully thrown in as a postscript, was evidently the return for the five thousand francs.
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life|Honore de Balzac
The postscript seems to belong to a letter written on the first leaf of the foolscap sheet, which is lost or destroyed.
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada|Francis Parkman
Didn't you tell me to come in the postscript of your letter?
The Invader|Margaret L. Woods

British Dictionary definitions for postscript

postscript

/ (ˈpəʊsˌskrɪpt, ˈpəʊst-) /

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

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.)).