epilogue
noun
ep·i·logue
| \ ˈe-pə-ˌlȯg
, -ˌläg\
, -ˌläg\
variants:
or less commonly epilog
Definition of epilogue
1
: a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
2a
: a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
also
: the actor speaking such an epilogue
b
: the final scene of a play that comments on or summarizes the main action
3
: the concluding section of a musical composition : coda
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Examples of epilogue in a Sentence
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Taddeo’s presence as narrator only occupies an author’s note, plus a short prologue and epilogue. — Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Three Women’ studies the real sex lives of women, casting light on obscured desire," 26 July 2019 The prologue and the epilogue is very much my voice. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Three Women makes true stories of women, sex, and desire read like a novel," 24 July 2019 There’s also no doubt that real oversight takes a lot of time, though future oversight seems more like an epilogue with the Democratic presidential debates already under way. — NBC News, "Have Democrats dropped the ball on their pledge to hold Trump accountable?," 24 July 2019 Dutifully covering the rise, fall and final triumph of Cohen’s career, Broomfield relegates Ihlen to the background of her own story, before bringing her back for the film’s touching final act and devastating epilogue. — Ann Hornaday, Twin Cities, "Singer Leonard Cohen and his muse are the subjects of this absorbing documentary," 25 July 2019 The currently popular operatic version is two acts, but with a prologue and epilogue that have the captain reminiscing, in old age, about the terrible things that happened to Billy long ago. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, "Review: A 1951 opera is making a comeback because it’s, you know, a little gay," 21 June 2019 The end of Dark Phoenix played almost like an epilogue, setting each character on a new path that effectively concluded their stories from the film franchise. — Sydney Bucksbaum, refinery29.com, "Dark Phoenix May Be The End Of The X-Men Franchise As We Know It," 10 June 2019 From that time forward, a torturous and terrible, unnecessary and motion-starved epilogue had begun to stretch relentlessly onward, both in Moscow and throughout Nina’s travels. — Sarah Vitali, Harper's magazine, "Kill Your Darlings," 10 May 2019 David de Vries reads both introduction and epilogue, while Paul Woodson delivers the main story, superbly conveying the desolation of a man embattled by various kinds of treachery. — Washington Post, "Turn up the volume: This month’s best audiobooks have something to say," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'epilogue.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for epilogue
epilogue
noun
English Language Learners Definition of epilogue
: a final section or speech after the main part of a book, play, or musical composition
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