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epilogue
noun ep·i·logue \ˈe-pə-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\
: a final section or speech after the main part of a book, play, or musical composition
Full Definition of EPILOGUE
1
: a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
2
a : a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play; also : the actor speaking such an epilogue b : the final scene of a play that comments on or summarizes the main action
3
: the concluding section of a musical composition : coda
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Variants of EPILOGUE
ep·i·logue also ep·i·log \ˈe-pə-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\
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Origin of EPILOGUE
Middle English epiloge, from Middle French epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Greek epilogos, from epilegein to say in addition, from epi- + legein to say — more at legend
First Known Use: 15th century
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