Definition of: epilog

(ep′ə·lôg, -log) noun
1. The conclusion of a discourse.
2. A short poem or speech to the audience delivered by an actor after the conclusion of a play.
3. The close of a novel or a narrative or dramatic poem. Also ep′i·logue. [<F epilogue <L epilogus <Gk. epilogos a peroration <epi- upon, in addition + legein say]
—ep′i·log′ic (-loj′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
—ep′i·lo·gis′tic (-lō·jis′tik) adjective