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Postlude

/ˈpəʊstluːd/

The final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service.

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📖 Definitions of "Postlude"

noun

1
The final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service.
2
A concluding passage of text or speech; an epilogue or afterword.

verb

1
To form a postlude (to); to end with a postlude.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Postlude"

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Word	Definition
postnoun	A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
preludenoun	An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
outronoun	(informal) The closing sequence at the end of a film, television program, video game, etc.
afterpiecenoun	(now chiefly historical) An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor entertainment performed after a play.
periodnoun	(now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
versetnoun	(obsolete) A verse.
tail endnoun	(figurative) The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
vorspielnoun	(music) A prelude.
penultnoun	The next-to-last syllable of a word.
plenarynoun	A plenary session.
præludenoun	Obsolete spelling of prelude. [An introductory or preliminary performance or event.]
postscriptnoun	(countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.
prelusionnoun	A prelude; something that comes first.
preludingnoun	Something serving as a prelude; an introductory work or remark.
afterwordnoun	an epilogue.
postscriptumnoun	(rare) A thing that has been written afterwards; something appended in writing.
praeludiumnoun	Obsolete spelling of preludium. [(now rare) prelude, portent]
aftertalenoun	A postscript added to the end of a story.
post scriptumnoun	Alternative form of postscriptum. [(rare) A thing that has been written afterwards; something appended in writing.]
preludiumnoun	(now rare) prelude, portent