Epilogue

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A short poem or speech spoken directly to the audience following the conclusion of a play.
  • n. The performer who delivers such a short poem or speech.
  • n. A short addition or concluding section at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of its characters. Also called afterword.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
  • n. The performer who gives this speech
  • n. A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
  • n. A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play.
  • n. The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In rhetoric, the conclusion or closing part of a discourse or oration; the peroration.
  • n. In dramatic or narrative writing, a concluding address; a winding up of the subject; specifically, in spoken dramas, a closing piece or speech, usually in verse, addressed by one or more of the performers to the audience.
  • To epilogize.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
  • n. a short passage added at the end of a literary work
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    conclusion    end    close    ending    closing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    conclusion   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    triolet    dénouement    prologue    distich    rhapsody    interlude    afterpiece    introd    lilt    preface