Word
postscript
Phoneticspost·script
US/ˈpoʊsˌkɹɪpt/
UK/pˈəʊstskɹɪpt/
Definition
n. a short note at the end of a letter or email that you add after you have already finished writing. It is usually for something you forgot to mention.
n. a brief note or message added to the end of a letter or document after the main body has been completed. Often used to provide additional information or a polite closing.
Examples
“I forgot to mention my phone number in the letter, so I added a postscript.”
“The author included a postscript in the final chapter to address some of the questions readers had about the ending.”
“While the main body of the report focused on fiscal policy, the postscript provided a brief history of the committee's formation and its initial objectives.”
Examples
simple
“I forgot to mention my phone number in the letter, so I added a postscript.”
contextual
“The author included a postscript in the final chapter to address some of the questions readers had about the ending.”
complex
“While the main body of the report focused on fiscal policy, the postscript provided a brief history of the committee's formation and its initial objectives.”
Etymology
From New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscrībō (“write after”), from post (“after”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, post- + script.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scan code
englishreference.com/q/postscript