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ep·i·logue
also ep·i·log (ĕp′ə-lôg′, -lŏg′)n.
1.
a. A short poem or speech spoken directly to the audience following the conclusion of a play.
b. The performer who delivers such a short poem or speech.
2. A short addition or concluding section at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of its characters. Also called afterword.
3. An event which reflects meaningfully on a recently ended conflict or struggle.
[Middle English epiloge, from Old French epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Greek epilogos, conclusion of a speech : epi-, epi- + logos, word, speech; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
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epilogue
(ˈɛpɪˌlɒɡ) orepilog
n
1. (Theatre)
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. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a short postscript to any literary work, such as a brief description of the fates of the characters in a novel
3. (Broadcasting) Brit (formerly) the concluding programme of the day on a radio or television station, often having a religious content
[C15: from Latin epilogus, from Greek epilogos, from logos word, speech]
epilogist n
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ep•i•logue
or ep•i•log
(ˈɛp əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg)n.
1. a concluding part added to a literary work.
2. a speech, usu. in verse, delivered by one of the actors after the conclusion of a play.
3. the person speaking this.
[1375–1425; < Latin epilogus < Greek epílogos peroration of a speech]
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epilogue
1. the final section of a literary work, often added by way of explanation, comment, etc.
2. a closing speech in a play, often delivered after the completion of the main action. — epilogistic, adj.
See also: Drama2. a closing speech in a play, often delivered after the completion of the main action. — epilogistic, adj.
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epilogue
A postscript outlining what happens to characters after the ending of the main story, or a final passage to point a moral or offer an explanation to the reader.
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| Noun | 1. | epilogue - a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
| 2. | epilogue - a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
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epilogue
noun conclusion, postscript, coda, afterword, concluding speech the story used by Pasternak in an epilogue to his novel
introduction, prelude, preface, preamble, foreword, prologue, exordium
introduction, prelude, preface, preamble, foreword, prologue, exordium
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Translations
خاتِمَه
efterskriftepilog
epilógus
eftirmáli, lokaorî
epilogas
epilogs
epilóg
pogovor
son söz
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epilogue
(ˈepilog) noun (American)epilog the closing section of a book, programme etc.
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