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Epilogue Common

Epilogue has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

2

a short passage added at the end of a literary work

"the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"

3

A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play

Verb
1

To conclude with an epilogue.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
conclusion

Origin

The word comes from the Latin epilogus, which was borrowed from Ancient Greek and originally meant "a conclusion" or the final part of a speech. It is formed by combining the prefix meaning "on top of" with a root related to speaking.

Rhyming Words
gue ague orgue bogue vogue logue gigue digue segue cogue rogue hogue fugue hague togue vague pogue argue bague coigue
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