Etymology

epilogism

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Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπίλογος“a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”
  2. English todayepilogism

From Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”) + -ism, from ἐπιλέγειν (epilégein, “say in addition”), from ἐπί (epí, “in addition”) + λέγειν (légein, “to say”). See epilogue.

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