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
- In a postscript to her letter, she promised to write again soon.
- 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
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