Epilogue: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Epilogue noun. A section at the end of a book or play that rounds off the story, often showing what happened afterwards.
How to say it
EP-ih-log/ˈɛpɪlɒɡ/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (EP). Forms: epilogues.
Epilogue in a sentence
In the epilogue we meet the two rivals twenty years later, running a bakery together.
The match had a strange epilogue: the losing captain was named player of the season.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- afterword
- postscript
- coda
- conclusion
Opposite:
Where epilogue comes from
From Greek epilogos, a concluding speech, from epi, in addition, and legein, to speak.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The match had a strange _____: the losing captain was named player of the season.
- circumlocution
- epilogue
- deus ex machina
Show the answer
epilogue: The match had a strange epilogue: the losing captain was named player of the season.