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postlude noun "Postlude" is the lesser-known counterpart to "prelude" -- and in fact, "postlude" was created based on the example of "prelude," substituting "post-" for "pre-." At the root of both terms is the Latin verb "ludere" ("to play"), and a postlude is essentially "something played afterward." Although "prelude" first appeared in print in the 16th century, "postlude" didn't turn up until 1851. "Prelude" was first used in the general sense of "something preliminary" and only later acquired its musical application, while "postlude" developed in the opposite direction, originating as a musical term before broadening to include other kinds of closings. Both words are also related to "interlude," which can refer, among other things, to a musical composition inserted between the parts of a larger whole. 1 : a closing piece of music; especially : an organ voluntary at the end of a church service2 : a closing phase (as of an epoch or a literary work)

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June 1, 2008 POHST-lood As the organist played the postlude, the worshipers began to file out of the church.

Word	postlude
Date	June 1, 2008
Type	noun
Syllables	POHST-lood
Etymology	"Postlude" is the lesser-known counterpart to "prelude" -- and in fact, "postlude" was created based on the example of "prelude," substituting "post-" for "pre-." At the root of both terms is the Latin verb "ludere" ("to play"), and a postlude is essentially "something played afterward." Although "prelude" first appeared in print in the 16th century, "postlude" didn't turn up until 1851. "Prelude" was first used in the general sense of "something preliminary" and only later acquired its musical application, while "postlude" developed in the opposite direction, originating as a musical term before broadening to include other kinds of closings. Both words are also related to "interlude," which can refer, among other things, to a musical composition inserted between the parts of a larger whole.
Examples	As the organist played the postlude, the worshipers began to file out of the church.
Definition	1 : a closing piece of music; especially : an organ voluntary at the end of a church service 2 : a closing phase (as of an epoch or a literary work)

Postlude Prelude Musical Played Closing June Noun Pohst Lood