postlude

post·lude

noun \ˈpōst-ˌlüd\

Definition of POSTLUDE

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)

Origin of POSTLUDE

post- + -lude (as in prelude)

First Known Use: 1851

Rhymes with POSTLUDE

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