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Postlude

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpəʊstluːd

Definitions

  1. The final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service.
  2. A concluding passage of text or speech; an epilogue or afterword.

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Examples

“In the Sibelian world of song, then, postludes would inevitably sound⟳ redundant or extraneous.”
“This was Nabokov’s postlude to Lolita, where he relates the book’s genesis.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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