The difference between Afterword and Epilogue
When used as nouns, afterword means an epilogue, whereas epilogue means a short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play.
Epilogue is also verb with the meaning: to conclude with an epilogue.
check bellow for the other definitions of Afterword and Epilogue
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Afterword as a noun:
an epilogue.
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Afterword as a noun (of a letter):
a postscript.
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Afterword as a noun (to a book):
an appendix.
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Epilogue as a noun:
A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
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Epilogue as a noun:
The performer who gives this speech
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Epilogue as a noun:
A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
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Epilogue as a noun (computing):
A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.
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Epilogue as a verb (transitive):
To conclude with an epilogue.