Word forms: plural epiloguesregional note: in AM, also use epilog
countable noun
An epilogue is a passage or speech which is added to the end of a book or play as a conclusion.
Synonyms: conclusion, postscript, coda, afterword More Synonyms of epilogue
epilogue in British English
or US epilog (ˈɛpɪˌlɒɡ)
noun
1.
a.
a speech, usually in verse, addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
b.
the actor speaking this
2.
a short postscript to any literary work, such as a brief description of the fates of the characters in a novel
3. British
(formerly) the concluding programme of the day on a radio or television station, often having a religious content
Derived forms
epilogist (ɪˈpɪlədʒɪst)
noun
Word origin
C15: from Latin epilogus, from Greek epilogos, from logos word, speech
epilogue in American English
(ˈɛpəˌlɔg) or ˈepiˌlog (ˈɛpəˌlɔg)
noun
1.
a closing section added to a novel, play, etc., providing further comment, interpretation, or information
2.
a short speech or poem spoken to the audience by one of the actors at the end of a play
3.
the actor or actors who speak this
Word origin
ME epiloge < OFr epilogue < L epilogus < Gr epilogos, conclusion, epilogue < epilegein, to say in addition, add < epi-, upon + legein, to say, speak: see logic
Examples of 'epilogue' in a sentence
epilogue
That certainly fits the prologue and epilogue.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The narrative is structured in nine sections, and framed by a prologue and epilogue.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
But the epilogue of the Book of Job is not the true turning point.
Christianity Today (2000)
Word lists with
epilogue
parts of a book
(noun)
Definition
a short concluding passage or speech at the end of a book or play
the story used by Pasternak in an epilogue to his novel