Epilogation

/ˌɛpɪloʊˈɡeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The act or process of adding an epilogue or providing concluding remarks or commentary.

Etymology

From epilogate + '-ion' (noun-forming suffix), formed in 19th-century literary criticism to describe the addition of concluding material.

Kelly Says

Literary scholars use this word when they get really fancy, but it basically just means 'the thing an author does when they add an ending they thought of after finishing'—which is actually how many great endings were created!

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