Epilogue

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈɛp.ɪ.lÉ’É¡/
• US IPA: /ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/
• US IPA: /ˈɛpɪlÉ‘É¡/

Alternative forms

• epilog

Origin

From French épilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epilogos, "a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play"), from ἐπιλέγειν (epilegein, "say in addition"), from ἐπί (epi, "in addition") + λέγειν (legein, "to say").

Noun

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

Synonyms

• afterword
• endspeech