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Pronunciation / Transliteration: wěishēng
"小说以一个感人的尾声结束。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.
"The novel concludes with an epilogue revealing the fate of the characters ten years later." - 2
A concluding event or final part of a series of events.
"The unexpected political shift served as a dramatic epilogue to the turbulent decade."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word epilogos, formed from epi- (meaning 'upon' or 'in addition') and logos (meaning 'speech' or 'word'). It entered Late Latin as epilogus before passing into Middle French and subsequently into English in the 15th century as a concluding section of a literary work.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Epilogue" is said worldwide
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épilogue
Transliteration: e.pi.lɔɡ
"Le livre se termine par un épilogue émouvant."
Epilog
Transliteration: e.piˈloːk
"Der Roman hat einen faszinierenden Epilog."
epilogo
Transliteration: eˈpi.lo.ɡo
"La storia ha un epilogo inaspettato."
epílogo
Transliteration: eˈpi.lo.ɣo
"El epílogo explica lo que pasó después."
epílogo
Transliteration: eˈpi.lu.ɡu
"O autor incluiu um epílogo emocionante no final do romance."
उपसंहार
Transliteration: upasamhar
"उपन्यास के अंत में एक सुंदर उपसंहार है।"
尾声
Transliteration: wěishēng
"小说以一个感人的尾声结束。"
에필로그
Transliteration: epillogeu
"소설의 에필로그는 독자들에게 여운을 남긴다."
エピローグ
Transliteration: epirōgu
"物語のエピローグで未来が描かれている。"
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