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Webster 1913 Edition
Epilogue
Ep′i-logue
(?; 115)
, Noun.
[F.
épilogue
, L. epilogus
, fr. Gr. [GREEK] conclusion, fr. [GREEK] to say in addition; ἐπί
upon, besides + [GREEK] to say. See Legend
.] 1.
(Drama)
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
. Shakespeare
2.
(Rhet.)
The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion.
Webster 1828 Edition
Epilogue
EP'ILOGUE
,Noun.
1.
In oratory, a conclusion; the closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated.2.
In the drama, a speech or short poem addressed to the spectators by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play.