'Epilogue' definitions:
Definition of 'epilogue'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Epilogue'
From: GCIDE
- Epilogue \Ep"i*logue\ (?; 115), n. [F. ['e]pilogue, L. epilogus, fr. Gr. ? conclusion, fr. ? to say in addition; 'epi` upon, besides + ? to say. See Legend.]
- 1. (Drama) A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play. [1913 Webster]
- A good play no epilogue, yet . . . good plays prove the better by the help of good epilogues. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Rhet.) The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'epilogue'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- act,
- addendum,
- affix,
- afterpiece,
- afterthought,
- afterword,
- allonge,
- apodosis,
- appendix,
- back matter,
- bit,
- catastrophe,
- ceasing,
- cessation,
- chaser,
- chorus,
- coda,
- codicil,
- colophon,
- commentary,
- conclusion,
- consequence,
- consummation,
- continuance,
- continuation,
- crack of doom,
- culmination,
- curtain,
- curtain call,
- curtain raiser,
- curtains,
- death,
- decease,
- denouement,
- destination,
- destiny,
- divertimento,
- divertissement,
- doom,
- double take,
- dying words,
- effect,
- enclitic,
- end,
- end point,
- ending,
- envoi,
- eschatology,
- exode,
- exodus,
- expiration,
- expository scene,
- fate,
- final solution,
- final twitch,
- final words,
- finale,
- finality,
- finis,
- finish,
- follow-through,
- follow-up,
- goal,
- hoke act,
- infix,
- interlineation,
- interlude,
- intermezzo,
- intermission,
- interpolation,
- introduction,
- izzard,
- last,
- last breath,
- last gasp,
- last things,
- last trumpet,
- last words,
- latter end,
- marginalia,
- note,
- number,
- omega,
- Parthian shot,
- parting shot,
- payoff,
- period,
- peroration,
- postface,
- postfix,
- postlude,
- postscript,
- prefix,
- proclitic,
- prologue,
- PS,
- quietus,
- refrain,
- resolution,
- resting place,
- rider,
- routine,
- scene,
- scholia,
- second thought,
- sequel,
- sequela,
- sequelae,
- sequelant,
- sequent,
- sequitur,
- shtick,
- sketch,
- skit,
- song and dance,
- stand-up comedy act,
- stoppage,
- stopping place,
- striptease,
- subscript,
- suffix,
- supplement,
- swan song,
- tag,
- tail,
- term,
- terminal,
- termination,
- terminus,
- turn,
- windup,
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