SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
epilogue
noun
A concluding section that follows the main work.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Concluding section
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Usage distinction
Return to topAn afterword may be commentary rather than part of the story; an epilogue often supplies later events.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See epilogue in use
An epilogue reveals what became of the travelers years later.
Ravi then added an epilogue to a separate fictional story, showing what happened after its main conflict had ended.
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