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epilogation

epilogation noun: a brief concluding summary.

Noun

epilogation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A brief concluding summary.
    • By waye of epilogacion and gatheryng of the whole matter into a brief summe.1549, Erasmus, “(please specify the book of the Bible, or other title)”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall; et al.], transl., The Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testamente, London: […]...

Origin of epilogation

Latin epilogatio.

Questions about epilogation

What does epilogation mean?
Epilogation means a brief concluding summary.
What part of speech is epilogation?
Epilogation is a noun.

Words near epilogation in the dictionary

  1. epilobiums
  2. epilobous
  3. epiloci
  4. epilocus
  5. epilog
  6. epilogation
  7. epilogic
  8. epilogical
  9. epilogise
  10. epilogised
  11. epilogises

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