noun
epilogue
EHP-ih-log
noun
1
A short closing section added after the main story of a book, play, or film, often showing what happened afterward.
"The epilogue jumps ahead ten years to show what became of the two brothers."
"In the play's epilogue, an actor steps forward to address the audience directly."
How to Use Epilogue
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe wrap-up bit tacked on at the very end of a story, after the main plot has finished.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "prologue," which opens a story rather than closing it.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
a brief epilogue
the epilogue reveals
Word Forms
epilogued past tense, epilogues plural, epilogues singular
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Etymology
From Greek epílogos, "a conclusion" — from epi- ("in addition") + légein ("to speak").