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Meanings of postscript in English

Portuguese
adendo
Catalan
postdata
Spanish
apéndice

Textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end.

        adendo
        Russian
        postscript
        Portuguese
        postscript
        Spanish
        postscript
        Catalan
        postscript

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              postscript
              Russian
              з.ы.
              Portuguese
              post-scriptum
              Spanish
              p. s.
              Catalan
              postdata

              Afterthought, thought of occurring after the letter has been written and signed.

                    Related terms
                    з.ы.
                    Usage of postscript in English
                    1
                    Michael Martin Glasgow -May I add a health and safety postscript.
                    The Guardian
                    2
                    The sting lay in the tail, that is to say, the postscript.
                    Widdershins
                    3
                    The following postscript was added to the letter before it was despatched:
                    Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume...
                    4
                    She was on her knees in a moment and added the postscript.
                    Sowing Seeds in Danny
                    5
                    I am ashamed to mention the poor dear Minister in a postscript.
                    The Legacy of Cain
                    6
                    But at the end of the letter there was a postscript saying:
                    Jean-Christophe Journey's End
                    7
                    Then in the postscript Dorothy was enjoined to answer this letter quickly.
                    He Knew He Was Right
                    8
                    But as a postscript in his note to Sylvia he had added:
                    Michael
                    9
                    Then he withdrew the open letter, and added a postscript to it:
                    Barlasch of the Guard
                    10
                    Frances added a postscript in cipher, but I shall not translate it.
                    The Touchstone of Fortune / Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, Who...
                    11
                    She put her lips again to the mouthpiece and added a postscript.
                    The Lookout Man
                    12
                    In a postscript a few words were added, alluding to Mr. Vimpany.
                    Blind Love
                    13
                    Then followed a sarcastic postscript, over which the reader may smile: P.S.
                    From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin
                    14
                    The postscript is characteristic of his kindliness, gentle temper and practical wisdom.
                    Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One
                    15
                    The singular postscript to his Epistle Dedicatory contains excellent advice for authors.
                    Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1
                    16
                    Frodo turned and looked at him thoughtfully, wondering about Gandalf's second postscript.
                    The lord of the rings
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                    Postscript through the time
                    Postscript across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Less common