postlude

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpəʊstluːd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpoʊstlud/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pōst′lo̅o̅d)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
post•lude /ˈpoʊstlud/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Music and Dancea concluding piece of music, esp. in church.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
post•lude  (pōst′lo̅o̅d),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancea concluding piece or movement.
  2. Music and Dancea voluntary at the end of a church service.
  • Latin lūdus game, modeled on prelude
  • post- + -lude 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
postlude / ˈpəʊstluːd/
  1. a final or concluding piece or movement
Etymology: 19th Century: from post- + -lude, from Latin lūdus game; compare prelude
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