Definition of EPILOGUE

epilogue

Plural: epilogues

Noun

  • a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
  • a short passage added at the end of a literary work
    • "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"
  • A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
  • The performer who gives this speech
  • A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
  • A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.

Verb

Verb Forms: epilogued, epiloguing, epilogues

  • To provide a concluding section or commentary to a story.
  • To conclude with an epilogue.

Examples

  • She would EPILOGUE her game with a final, crushing seven-letter word on the Words With Friends board.

Origin / Etymology

From French épilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγω (epilégō, “to say in addition”). Eclipsed Middle English lenvoie (“epilogue”) borrowed ultimately from Old French.

Antonyms

foreword, prologue

Scrabble Score: 11

epilogue: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
epilogue: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
epilogue: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

epilogue: valid Words With Friends Word