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Webster 1913 Edition
Postscript
Post′script
,Noun.
[L.
postscriptus
, (assumed) p. p. of postscribere
to write after; post
after + scribere
to write: cf. F. postscriptum
. See Post-
, and Scribe
.] A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the work has been finished, containing something omitted, or something new occurring to the writer.
[Abbrev.
P. S.
] Webster 1828 Edition
Postscript
POSTSCRIPT
,Noun.
A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; or any addition made to a book or composition after it had been supposed to be finished, containing something omitted, or something new occurring to the writer.
Definition 2024
postscript
postscript
See also: post script
English
Alternative forms
- post script
- postscriptum (post scriptum)
- PS (P.S., p.s., etc.)
Noun
postscript (plural postscripts)
- (countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author’s signature.
- (countable) An addition to a story, play, etc.
Usage notes
To indicate the beginning of a postscript to a letter, one often uses the abbreviation PS (or P.S., p.s., etc) followed by a colon or comma.
Synonyms
Translations
addendum to a letter
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Verb
postscript (third-person singular simple present postscripts, present participle postscripting, simple past and past participle postscripted)
- To extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.