epilogue

ep·i·logue

noun \ˈe-pə-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\

Definition of EPILOGUE

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

Variants of EPILOGUE

ep·i·logue also ep·i·log \ˈe-pə-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\

Origin of EPILOGUE

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

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with EPILOGUE

analog, analogue, antilog, apologue, catalog, decalogue, demagogue, dialogue, golliwog, homologue, leopard frog, monologue, mummichog, mystagogue, nouvelle vague, pedagogue, pollywog, semilog, sinologue, synagogue, Taganrog, theologue, travelogue, waterlog