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epilogue

ep·i·logue [ éppi lòg ] (plural ep·i·logues) or ep·i·log [ éppi lòg ]


noun 
Definition:
 
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

2. theater concluding speech: a short speech, usually in verse, that an actor addresses directly to the audience at the end of a play

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

[15th century. Via French< Greek epilogos "additional speech" < logos "speech"]
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