postscript

post·script

noun \ˈpōs(t)-ˌskript\

Definition of POSTSCRIPT

: a note or series of notes appended to a completed letter, article, or book

Examples of POSTSCRIPT

1. In a postscript to her letter, she promised to write again soon.
2. An interesting postscript to the story is that the two people involved later got married.

Origin of POSTSCRIPT

New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscribere to write after, from post- + scribere to write — more at scribe

First Known Use: 1551

Other Publishing Terms

annotate, dreadful, emend, expurgate, factoid, jump, lobster shift, redaction, referee

Rhymes with POSTSCRIPT

conscript, decrypt, encrypt, prescript, rescript, subscript, tight-lipped, transcript, typescript