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epilogue

/ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
epi-logue
IPA
/ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play

noun

The performer who gives this speech

noun

A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword

noun

A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.

verb

To conclude with an epilogue.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French epilogue, 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. Equivalent to epi- + -logue.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: epilogus, ἐπίλογος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/
  • British English: /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

epilogues (plural) epilog (alternative, US) epilogues (present, singular) epiloguing (participle, present) epilogued (participle, past) epilogued (past)

Derived Forms

epilogical epilogist epiloguize

Synonyms

endspeech afterword epilog

Antonyms

prologue

Questions

How do you pronounce epilogue?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/.
What does epilogue mean?
A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
Where does epilogue come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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