Meaning & use
epilogue
A short final section of a book, play, or film that comments on or concludes the story.
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The epilogue revealed what became of each character ten years after the war ended.
Critics felt the film's epilogue tied up the plot a little too neatly.
A note on using this word
An epilogue comes after the main story concludes, while a prologue introduces it beforehand.
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