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epilogue - 4 dictionary results
ep⋅i⋅logue
[ep-uh-lawg, -log]
–noun
| 1. | a concluding part added to a literary work, as a novel. |
| 2. | a speech, usually in verse, delivered by one of the actors after the conclusion of a play. |
| 3. | the person speaking this. |
Also, ep⋅i⋅log.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME epiloge < L epilogus < Gk epílogos peroration of a speech, equiv. to epi- epi- + lógos word
1375–1425; late ME epiloge < L epilogus < Gk epílogos peroration of a speech, equiv. to epi- epi- + lógos word

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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. A good play no epilogue, yet . . . good plays prove the better by the help of good epilogues. --Shak. 2. (Rhet.) The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion.
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Language Translation for : epilogue
Spanish:
epílogo,
German:
das Nachwort,
Japanese:
結び
epilogue
1564, from M.Fr. epilogue, from L. epilogus, from Gk. epilogos "conclusion of a speech," from epi- "upon, in addition" + logos "a speaking." Earliest Eng. sense was theatrical.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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