epilogue

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1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπίλογος“a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”
2. Latin · derived fromepilogus
3. Middle French · borrowed fromepilogue
4. English todayepilogue

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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