variants:
or less commonly epilog
Definition of epilogue
1
: a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
2a
: 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
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The first known use of epilogue was in the 15th century
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