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postscript

post·script [ pṓst skrìpt ] (plural post·scripts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. short message: a short message added onto the end of a letter, after the signature

2. added-on part: an addition to the end of something such as a book, story, or document

[Mid-16th century. < Latin postscriptum< past participle of postscribere "write after" < scribere "write"]
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