epilogue.

A concluding section placed after the main narrative or dramatic action, often addressing later events or reflecting on the ending.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a novel’s epilogue
• an epilogue to the play

On the page

The epilogue revealed what the victory had cost the household.

She removed the epilogue when its explanation weakened the ending’s uncertainty.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Singular epilogue; plural epilogues. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.