POSTLUDE


Meaning of POSTLUDE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' p ō st- ˌ lüd

Function: noun

Etymology: post- + -lude (as in prelude )

Date: 1851

1 : a closing piece of music especially : an organ voluntary at the end of a church service

2 : a closing phase (as of an epoch or a literary work)

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