epilogation

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noun

A brief concluding summary.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounepilogation (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA brief concluding summary.

    By waye of epilogacion and gatheryng of the whole matter into a brief summe.

    1549, Erasmus, “(please specify the book of the Bible, or other title)”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall; et al.], transl., The Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testamente, London: […] Edwarde Whitchurche

Origin

  1. Latinepilogatio
  2. Englishepilogation

Latin epilogatio.

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APA

epilogation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epilogation

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“epilogation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epilogation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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