01 n. A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play.
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A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play.(Drama)“A good play no epilogue, yet . . . good plays prove the better by the help of good epilogues.” — Shak.
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The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion.(Rhet.)