noun
1.
the final part that rounds out or completes the design of a nondramatic literary work
the author wrote an epilogue to his book explaining that some of his earlier impressions were wrong
Synonyms: afterword
Related Word: postlude; conclusion, ending
Contrasted words: prelude; foreword, introduction, preface
Antonyms: prologue
2.
something that resembles an epilogue in rounding out or giving point to something else
an incident that can be regarded as an epilogue to the history of Roman Britain
Synonyms: sequel
Related Word: follow-up, postscript
Antonyms: prologue