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Webster 1913 Edition

Epilogue

Ep′i-logue

(?; 115)
,
Noun.
[F.
épilogue
, L.
epilogus
, fr. Gr. [GREEK] conclusion, fr. [GREEK] to say in addition;
ἐπί
upon, besides + [GREEK] to say. See
Legend
.]
1.
(Drama)
A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play.
A good play no
epilogue
, yet . . . good plays prove the better by the help of good
epilogues
.
Shakespeare
2.
(Rhet.)
The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion.

Webster 1828 Edition

Epilogue

EP'ILOGUE

,
Noun.
ep'ilog. [L. epilogus, from Gr. conclusion; to conclude; to speak.]
1.
In oratory, a conclusion; the closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated.
2.
In the drama, a speech or short poem addressed to the spectators by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play.

Definition 2025

epilogue

epilogue

See also: épilogue and épilogué

English

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Noun

epilogue ‎(plural epilogues)

  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. (computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.

Antonyms

  • (short speech; brief oration or script): prologue

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References

  • epilogue in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • epilogue in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • epilogue at OneLook Dictionary Search

Etymology

From French épilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος ‎(epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγειν ‎(epilégein, “say in addition”), from ἐπί ‎(epí, “in addition”) + λέγειν ‎(légein, “to say”).

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