EPILOGUE


Meaning of EPILOGUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also ep·i·log ˈe-pə-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg

Etymology: Middle English epiloge, from Middle French epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Greek epilogos, from epilegein to say in addition, from epi- + legein to say — more at legend

Date: 15th century

1. : a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work

2.

a. : a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play ; also : the actor speaking such an epilogue

b. : the final scene of a play that comments on or summarizes the main action

3. : the concluding section of a musical composition : coda

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