"postscript" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpoʊst.skɹɪpt/ [US] Audio: En-us-postscript.ogg [US] Forms: postscripts [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscrībō (“write after”), from post (“after”) + scrībō (“write”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kreybʰ-}}, {{der|en|NL.|postscriptum}} New Latin postscriptum, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{m|la|postscriptus}} postscriptus, {{m|la|postscrībō||write after}} postscrībō (“write after”), {{m|la|post||after}} post (“after”), {{m|la|scrībō||write}} scrībō (“write”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} postscript (plural postscripts)
  1. (countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature. Tags: countable Synonyms (addendum to a letter): afterscript, afterword Translations (addendum to a letter): послепис (poslepis) [masculine] (Bulgarian), postdata (Catalan), postscriptum [neuter] (Dutch), nota bene (Dutch), postskribo (Esperanto), jälkikirjoitus (Finnish), post-scriptum (French), Postskriptum [neuter] (German), υστερόγραφο (ysterógrafo) [neuter] (Greek), पुनश्च (punaśc) (Hindi), पश्चलेख (paścalekh) (Hindi), utóirat (Hungarian), Ui. (Hungarian), P. S. (Hungarian), kupu āpiti (Maori), etterskrift [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), postskriptum [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), etterskrift [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), postskriptum [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Bieschreft [feminine] (Plautdietsch), dopisek [masculine] (Polish), post scriptum [neuter] (Polish), posłowie [neuter] (Polish), pós-escrito [masculine] (Portuguese), postscriptum [neuter] (Romanian), постскри́птум (postskríptum) [masculine] (Russian), eàrr-sgrìobhadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), pripis [masculine] (Slovene), posdata (Spanish), postskriptum [neuter] (Swedish), efterskrift [common-gender] (Swedish), tighabol (Tagalog), ปัจฉิมลิขิต (Thai), постскри́птум (postskrýptum) [masculine] (Ukrainian), tái bút (Vietnamese), pospenäd (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-postscript-en-noun-8OJU7Ftq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 34 20 Disambiguation of 'addendum to a letter': 94 6 Disambiguation of 'addendum to a letter': 94 6
  2. (countable) An addition to a story, play, etc. after its completion. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-postscript-en-noun-ExJ~c8Ua
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post script, postscriptum (english: post scriptum), PS (alt: P.S., p.s.) [usually] Derived forms: post-postscript

Verb

IPA: /ˈpoʊst.skɹɪpt/ [US] Audio: En-us-postscript.ogg [US] Forms: postscripts [present, singular, third-person], postscripting [participle, present], postscripted [participle, past], postscripted [past]
Etymology: From New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscrībō (“write after”), from post (“after”) + scrībō (“write”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kreybʰ-}}, {{der|en|NL.|postscriptum}} New Latin postscriptum, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{m|la|postscriptus}} postscriptus, {{m|la|postscrībō||write after}} postscrībō (“write after”), {{m|la|post||after}} post (“after”), {{m|la|scrībō||write}} scrībō (“write”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} postscript (third-person singular simple present postscripts, present participle postscripting, simple past and past participle postscripted)
  1. To extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.
    Sense id: en-postscript-en-verb-IimmtjiV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post script, postscriptum (english: post scriptum), PS (alt: P.S., p.s.) [usually]

Inflected forms

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        "An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature."
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          "author",
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        "(countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An addition to a story, play, etc. after its completion."
      ],
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          "addition",
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        [
          "story",
          "story"
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          "play",
          "play"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) An addition to a story, play, etc. after its completion."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈpoʊst.skɹɪpt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "En-us-postscript.ogg",
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        "US"
      ],
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    {
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "afterscript"
    },
    {
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "afterword"
    },
    {
      "word": "post script"
    },
    {
      "english": "post scriptum",
      "word": "postscriptum"
    },
    {
      "alt": "P.S., p.s.",
      "tags": [
        "usually"
      ],
      "word": "PS"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "poslepis",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "послепис"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "postdata"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "postscriptum"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "nota bene"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "postskribo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "jälkikirjoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "post-scriptum"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Postskriptum"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ysterógrafo",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "υστερόγραφο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "punaśc",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "पुनश्च"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "paścalekh",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "पश्चलेख"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "utóirat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "Ui."
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "P. S."
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "kupu āpiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "etterskrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "postskriptum"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "etterskrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "postskriptum"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bieschreft"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dopisek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "post scriptum"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "posłowie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pós-escrito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "postscriptum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "postskríptum",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "постскри́птум"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eàrr-sgrìobhadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pripis"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "posdata"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "postskriptum"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "efterskrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "tighabol"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "ปัจฉิมลิขิต"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "postskrýptum",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "постскри́птум"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "tái bút"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "addendum to a letter",
      "word": "pospenäd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "postscript"
}

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      "form": "postscripts",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "postscripting",
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      "form": "postscripted",
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        "To extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks."
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      "ipa": "/ˈpoʊst.skɹɪpt/",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/En-us-postscript.ogg",
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      "word": "post script"
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      "english": "post scriptum",
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