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Postscript vs. Epilogue — What's the Difference?

Postscript vs. Epilogue — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Postscript and Epilogue

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Postscript

A postscript (P.S.) is an afterthought, thought that is occurring after the letter has been written and signed. The term comes from the Latin post scriptum, an expression meaning "written after" (which may be interpreted in the sense of "that which comes after the writing").A postscript may be a sentence, a paragraph, or occasionally many paragraphs added, often hastily and incidentally, after the signature of a letter or (sometimes) the main body of an essay or book.

Epilogue

An epilogue or epilog (from Greek ἐπίλογος epílogos, "conclusion" from ἐπί epi, "in addition" and λόγος logos, "word") is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the work. It is presented from the perspective of within the story.

Postscript

A message appended at the end of a letter after the writer's signature.

Epilogue

A short poem or speech spoken directly to the audience following the conclusion of a play.

Postscript

Additional information appended to the manuscript, as of a book or article.
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Epilogue

The performer who delivers such a short poem or speech.

Postscript

(countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.

Epilogue

A short addition or concluding section at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of its characters. Also called afterword.

Postscript

(countable) An addition to a story, play, etc. after its completion.

Epilogue

An event which reflects meaningfully on a recently ended conflict or struggle.

Postscript

To extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.

Epilogue

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

Postscript

A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the work has been finished, containing something omitted, or something new occurring to the writer.

Epilogue

The performer who gives this speech

Postscript

A note appended to a letter after the signature

Epilogue

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

Postscript

Textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

Epilogue

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

Epilogue

(transitive) To conclude with an epilogue.

Epilogue

A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play.
A good play no epilogue, yet . . . good plays prove the better by the help of good epilogues.

Epilogue

The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion.

Epilogue

A short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

Epilogue

A short passage added at the end of a literary work;
The epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters

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