postscript

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a note appended to a letter after the signature
  2. noun textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

Etymology

From New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscrībō (“write after”), from post (“after”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, post- + script.

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