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postludes

postludes is the plural of postlude.

Meaning of postlude

Noun

postlude (plural postludes)

  1. The final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service.
    • In the Sibelian world of song, then, postludes would inevitably sound redundant or extraneous.2023, Gustav Djupsjöbacka, The Songs of Jean Sibelius: Poetry, Music, Performance, page 81
  2. A concluding passage of text or speech; an epilogue or afterword.
    • This was Nabokov’s postlude to Lolita, where he relates the book’s genesis.1995, Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2, Vintage (2019), page 313

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Questions about postludes

What is postludes the plural of?
Postludes is the plural of postlude.

Words near postludes in the dictionary

  1. postlockout
  2. postlogging
  3. postloss
  4. postlude
  5. postluded
  6. postludes
  7. postluding
  8. postluetic
  9. postlumbar
  10. postlunate
  11. postlunch

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