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postlude definition

post·lude (pōstlo̵̅o̅d′)

noun

  1. an organ voluntary played at the end of a church service
  2. a musical selection that concludes a performance

Etymology: post- + (pre)lude

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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