postscript
/ˈpoʊst.skɹɪpt/ noun, verb
Forms postscripts postscripting postscripted post script postscriptum post scriptum PS P.S.
- noun (countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.
- noun (countable) An addition to a story, play, etc. after its completion.
- verb To extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.
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Etymology
From New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscrībō (“write after”), from post (“after”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, post- + script.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the work has been finished, containing something omitted, or something new occurring to the writer. [Abbrev. P. S.]
Etymology [L. postscriptus, (assumed) p. p. of postscribere to write after; post after + scribere to write: cf. F. postscriptum. See Post-, and Scribe.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “postscript”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details