epilogue
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French épilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγω (epilégō, “to say in addition”). Eclipsed Middle English lenvoie (“epilogue”) borrowed ultimately from Old French.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/
- (US, cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɛpɪlɑɡ/
Noun[edit]
epilogue (plural epilogues)
- A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
- The performer who gives this speech
- A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
- (computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.
Synonyms[edit]
- (short speech at the end of a play): endspeech
- (brief script at the end of a literary piece): afterword, endspeech; see also Thesaurus:afterword
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “short speech at the end of a play”): prologue
- (antonym(s) of “brief script at the end of a literary piece”): prologue; see also Thesaurus:foreword
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
short speech at the end of a play
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the performer who gives this speech
brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece
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component of a computer program
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Verb[edit]
epilogue (third-person singular simple present epilogues, present participle epiloguing, simple past and past participle epilogued)
- (transitive) To conclude with an epilogue.
References[edit]
- “epilogue”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “epilogue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “epilogue”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.