What does "postamble" mean?

A short concluding statement or remark, especially summarizing a formal document or statute.

What is a synonym for "postamble"?

Common synonyms include: afterword, conclusion, endsay, endspeech, epilogue.

Postamble

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Noun

1
A short concluding statement or remark, especially summarizing a formal document or statute.
"The “postamble” of the interim constitution reads: In order to advance such reconciliation and reconstruction, amnesty shall be granted in respect of acts, omissions and offences associated with political objectives […]"
2
Closing statements of a computer program; final or closing part of data.

Synonyms

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afterword conclusion endsay endspeech epilogue

Antonyms

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foreword preamble preface prologue

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"The “postamble” of the interim constitution reads: In order to advance such reconciliation and reconstruction, amnesty shall be granted in respect of acts, omissions and offences associated with political objectives […]"

Etymology

Modelled on preamble, with post- replacing pre-.

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