epilogue
noun
- literary device
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/ / /ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/ / /ˈɛpɪlɑɡ/
noun
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.
- A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
“In the play’s epilogue, the actor addressed the audience directly.”
- The performer who gives this speech
- A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
“The novel ended with a short epilogue.”
- A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.
verb
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.
- To conclude with an epilogue.