How do you use the word "epilogue" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "epilogue" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "epilogue": I must confess that I read the epilogue before the rest of the book. The epilogue was probably unnecessary.

Epilogue Meaning

/ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play

nounThe performer who gives this speech

Sentence Examples

I must confess that I read the epilogue before the rest of the book.

The epilogue was probably unnecessary.

A short epilogue was added to the film.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The novel's ____ revealed what happened to the characters years later.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The author added a moving ____ to explain what happened to the characters.

Word Origin & History

Borrowed from Middle French epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγω (epilégō, “to say in addition”). Eclipsed Middle English lenvoie (“epilogue”) borrowed ultimately from Old French. Equivalent to epi- + -logue.

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