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[n] a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"
[n] a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

The concluding section of a poem or literary work e.g. Epilogue to Asolando by Robert Browning. See also prologue.

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epilog

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address, close, closing, conclusion, end, ending, piece of writing, speech, writing, written material

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