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postlude

🇬🇧 UK/'pəʊstlju:d/🇺🇸 US/'pәustlju:d/
C2

Definitions

n.

A piece of music played at the end of a church service; a concluding section of a literary or musical work

后奏曲;终曲;结尾部分

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
postafter, behind
+
ludplay, game
+
esuffix
=postlude

Common Collocations

  • 1.organ postlude管风琴后奏曲
  • 2.[musical postlude]音乐终曲
  • 3.[brief postlude]简短的尾声
  • 4.postlude to a service礼拜结束后奏

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The organist played a gentle postlude as the congregation filed out of the church.

  • 2.

    The final chapter serves as a postlude, reflecting on the novel's central themes.

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