Postscriptum

//ˌpəʊstˈskɹɪptəm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A thing that has been written afterwards; something appended in writing. rare

    "Meanwhile, I remain—Ever yours, / Jehu Face. / Postscriptums I hate; but I think you had better / Keep snug to yourself the contents of this letter."

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addendumaddendumaffixafterscriptafterscriptafterthought

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"Meanwhile, I remain—Ever yours, / Jehu Face. / Postscriptums I hate; but I think you had better / Keep snug to yourself the contents of this letter."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin postscriptum, from From post (“after, behind”) + scrīptum (“text, something written”).

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