# epilogue

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/ · frequency rank #24,437

## Definitions
1. A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
2. The performer who gives this speech
3. A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
4. A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.

## Etymology
From French épilogue, 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. Equiavlent to epi- + -logue.

## Common misspellings (10)
`eiplogue`, `epilgoue`, `epillogue`, `epilogeu`, `epiloggue`, `epilouge`, `epiolgue`, `epliogue`, `eppilogue`, `peilogue`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/epilogue