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Afterword - 3 dictionary results

af⋅ter⋅word

  [af-ter-wurd, ahf-]
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–noun
a concluding section, commentary, etc., as of a book, treatise, or the like; closing statement.
Compare foreword.

Origin:
1885–90; after + word
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af·ter·word   (āf'tər-wûrd')   
n.  See epilogue.
ep·i·logue also ep·i·log   (ěp'ə-lôg', -lŏg')   
n.  
    1. A short poem or speech spoken directly to the audience following the conclusion of a play.
    2. The performer who delivers such a short poem or speech.
  2. A short addition or concluding section at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of its characters. Also called afterword.

[Middle English epiloge, from Old French epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Greek epilogos, conclusion of a speech : epi-, epi- + logos, word, speech; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
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