epilogue

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
  2. noun a short passage added at the end of a literary work

Etymology

From French épilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγω (epilégō, “to say in addition”). Eclipsed Middle English lenvoie (“epilogue”) borrowed ultimately from Old French. Equivalent to epi- + -logue.

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