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EPILOGUE

\ˈɛpɪlˌɒɡ], \ˈɛpɪlˌɒɡ], \ˈɛ_p_ɪ_l_ˌɒ_ɡ]\

Definitions of EPILOGUE

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A speech or short poem at the end of a play.
EPILOGICAL.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Short speech or poem at the end of a play.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The conclusion, as of a discourse, poem, or play; a concluding speech.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Greek] A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators by one of the actors, at the conclusion of a play; â€”the closing part of a discourse; peroration.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The poem or speech at the end of a play.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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