First Known Use: 1851
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postlude
noun post·lude \ˈpōst-ˌlüd\
Definition of POSTLUDE
1
: a closing piece of music; especially : an organ voluntary at the end of a church service
2
: a closing phase (as of an epoch or a literary work)
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Origin of POSTLUDE
post- + -lude (as in prelude)
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