POSTLUDE


Meaning of POSTLUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpōst-ˌlüd ]

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)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.