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| ep·i·logue [ éppi lòg ] (plural ep·i·logues) or ep·i·log [ éppi lòg ] |
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1. literature short section at end of book: a short chapter or section at the end of a literary work, sometimes detailing the fate of its characters
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2. theater concluding speech: a short speech, usually in verse, that an actor addresses directly to the audience at the end of a play
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3. theater actor giving short speech: the actor who addresses a short speech, usually in verse, directly to the audience at the end of a play
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| [15th century. Via French< Greek epilogos "additional speech" < logos "speech"] |