English Explanatory Dictionary

epilogue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
  2. The performer who gives this speech
  3. A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
  4. A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.
verb
  1. To conclude with an epilogue.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-epilogue.wav /ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/ /ˈɛpɪlɑɡ/

Word forms

epilogue epilogues epilog epiloguing epilogued

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.

Synonyms

endspeech afterword

Antonyms

prologue

Derived words

epilogical epilogist epiloguize

Translations

Bulgarian: епило́г Chinese Mandarin: 收場白 /收场白 Finnish: loppusanat Finnish: jälkisanat Finnish: epilogi Finnish: loppunäytös German: Epilog Ancient Greek: ἐπίλογος Icelandic: lokaorð Icelandic: niðurlagsorð Japanese: 閉幕辞 Japanese: 納め口上 Japanese: エピローグ Kyrgyz: эпилог Māori: turukitanga Māori: whakatepenga Portuguese: epílogo Russian: эпило́г Serbo-Croatian: по̏гово̄р Serbo-Croatian: pȍgovōr Spanish: epílogo Swedish: efterord Swedish: epilog Turkish: bağlak Turkish: son söz Turkish: epilog
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