Emily Dickinson Lexicon

EP'I-LOGUE, n. [ep'ilog; L. epilogus, from Gr. επιλογος, conclusion; επιλεγω, to conclude; επι and λεγω, to speak.]

1. In oratory, a conclusion; the closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated. Encyc.
2. In the drama, a speech or short poem addressed to the spectators by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play.