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epilogue

Pronunciation: /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/

The English word “epilogue” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
  2. The performer who gives this speech
  3. A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
  4. A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.

verb

  1. To conclude with an epilogue.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French epilogue, 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.

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