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postscript
noun [C] /ˈpəʊst.skrɪpt/
/ˈpoʊst-/ Definition
› (abbreviation PS) a short remark or message added to the bottom of a letter after you have signed your name, usually introduced by the abbreviation PS: There was the usual romantic postscript at the end of his letter - PS I love you.Pieces of writing › any written or spoken addition to something already finished: As a postscript to that story I told you last week, it turned out that the woman was his sister-in-law.Pieces of writingInformation and messages
(Definition of postscript noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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