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Definition of epilogue noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

epilogue

noun
 
/ˈepɪlɒɡ/
 
/ˈepɪlɔːɡ/
(US English also epilog)
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  1. a speech, etc. at the end of a play, book, or film that comments on or acts as a conclusion to what has happened
    • Fortinbras speaks the epilogue in Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’.
    compare prologueTopics Literature and writingc2, Film and theatrec2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from French épilogue, via Latin from Greek epilogos, from epi ‘in addition’ + logos ‘speech’.
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