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epilogue

/ˈɛpɪlɑɡ/
noun
  1. A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play

  2. The performer who gives this speech

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

Synonymsafterword, endspeech, endspeech
Antonymsprologue, prologue
verb
  1. To conclude with an epilogue.

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