"postlude" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊstluːd/ [UK] Forms: postludes [plural]
Etymology: From post- + Latin lūdus (“play”) (modelled on prelude). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post-|lūdus|lang2=la|t2=play}} post- + Latin lūdus (“play”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} postlude (plural postludes)
  1. (music) The final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service. Categories (topical): Music Translations (final part of a musical piece): postludi [masculine] (Catalan), postlude [masculine] (French), Postludium [neuter] (German), Nachspiel [neuter] (German), utójáték (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-postlude-en-noun-Y3DwzTRO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 17 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 42 30 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 14 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 17 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 71 18 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 17 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 59 32 9 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'final part of a musical piece': 98 2
  2. A concluding passage of text or speech; an epilogue or afterword.
    Sense id: en-postlude-en-noun-SQ1cpqCE

Verb

IPA: /ˈpəʊstluːd/ [UK] Forms: postludes [present, singular, third-person], postluding [participle, present], postluded [participle, past], postluded [past]
Etymology: From post- + Latin lūdus (“play”) (modelled on prelude). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post-|lūdus|lang2=la|t2=play}} post- + Latin lūdus (“play”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} postlude (third-person singular simple present postludes, present participle postluding, simple past and past participle postluded)
  1. (rare) To form a postlude (to); to end with a postlude. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-postlude-en-verb-vbYRIoIw

Inflected forms

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