epilogue
nounEtymology
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. Equivalent to epi- + -logue.
Definitions
A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
- In the play’s epilogue, the actor addressed the audience directly.
The performer who gives this speech
A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece
A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
- The novel ended with a short epilogue.
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A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.
To conclude with an epilogue.
The neighborhood
- synonymendspeechshort speech at the end of a play
- synonymafterword
- antonymprologueantonym(s) of “short speech at the end of a play”
- antonymforeword
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for epilogue. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA