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postamble

postamble noun: a short concluding statement or remark, especially summarizing a formal document or statute.

Noun

postamble (plural postambles)

  1. A short concluding statement or remark, especially summarizing a formal document or statute.
    • The “postamble” of the interim constitution reads: In order to advance such reconciliation and reconstruction, amnesty shall be granted in respect of acts, omissions and offences associated with political objectives […]2014, Katherine Elizabeth Mack, From Apartheid to Democracy: Deliberating Truth and Reconciliation in South […]
    Synonyms:
    epilogue
  2. Closing statements of a computer program; final or closing part of data.

Synonyms of postamble

Antonyms

Forms of postamble

pluralpostambles
alternative formpost-amble

Origin of postamble

Modelled on preamble, with post- replacing pre-.

Questions about postamble

What does postamble mean?
Postamble means a short concluding statement or remark, especially summarizing a formal document or statute.
What part of speech is postamble?
Postamble is a noun.
What is the plural of postamble?
The plural of postamble is postambles.

Words near postamble in the dictionary

  1. postally used
  2. postalveolar
  3. postalveolarization
  4. postalveolars
  5. postalveolo-prepalatal
  6. postamble
  7. postambles
  8. postament
  9. postaments
  10. postamplification
  11. postampullary

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