postscript

/ˌpoʊstˈskrɪpt/

/ˈpʌʊstskrɪpt/

Other forms: postscripts

A postscript is text added at the end of a book or other document. Your textbook is so long that by the time you finish it, you're too exhausted to read the postscript.

Postscript comes from the Latin word postscribere, with post meaning after and scribere meaning to write. A postscript especially refers to a note added after the signature of a letter. In this use, it's often abbreviated as P.S. A mother's favorite thing might be getting a letter from her kid at camp that says, "I love you, Mom," especially if there is a postscript adding hugs and kisses, written this way: "P.S. XOXOXOXOX."

Definitions of postscript

1. noun

   a note appended to a letter after the signature
   synonyms: PS

   type of:

   annotation, notation, note

   a comment or instruction (usually added)
2. noun

   textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
   synonyms: addendum, supplement

   types:

   appendix

   supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

   continuation, sequel

   a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it

   shirttail

   a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article

   codicil

   a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

   type of:

   matter

   written works (especially in books or magazines)