n. Function: noun
1 the final part that rounds out or completes the design of a nondramatic literary work FF1C; the author wrote an epilogue to his book explaining that some of his earlier impressions were wrong FF1E;
Synonyms: afterword
Related Words: 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 FF1C; an incident that can be regarded as an epilogue to the history of Roman Britain FF1E;
Synonyms: sequel
Related Words: follow-up, postscript
Antonyms: prologue