epilogue

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Theater Formal

n. a short speech given by an actor directly to the audience at the end of a play.

n. a short speech, often in verse, delivered by an actor at the conclusion of a dramatic performance.

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“The actor stepped forward to deliver a witty epilogue before the curtains closed.”

“Shakespearean epilogues often involve the performer asking the audience for their applause and forgiveness for any shortcomings in the play.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a small part of a computer program that cleans up and finishes a task before moving to the next one.

n. a sequence of instructions at the end of a subroutine that restores the machine state and returns control to the calling program.

“The function's epilogue ensures that the memory is cleared before the program continues.”

“The compiler generates a standard epilogue for every function to pop the stack and restore the previous frame pointer.”

C2 · Proficiency Formal · Literary

v. to finish a story or a piece of writing with a final section.

v. to provide or conclude a work with an epilogue.

“The author chose to epilogue the biography with a reflection on the subject's lasting influence.”

“The documentary was epilogued by a series of title cards detailing the legal changes that occurred after the filming ended.”