Ep'i-lōgue, n.

(ēp'i-lōg), n. [Gr. ἐπίλογος, conclusion, from ἐπιλέγειν, to say in addition, from ἐπί and λέγειν, to say; Lat. epilogus, Fr. épilogue.] 1. (Dramatic Lit.) A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play. A good play needs no epilogue. Shak. 2. (Rhet.) The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion.