post scriptum

poʊst ˈskrɪptəm

post scripta

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Definition of post scriptum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writing

Dated

additional note added at the end of a letter

Dated

She added a post scriptum to her letter.

addendum

afterthought

postscript

book

Dated

additional note at the end of a book

Dated

The author included a post scriptum in the book.

addendum

afterword

appendix

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Origin of post scriptum

Latin, post (after) + scriptum (having been written, from scribere "to write")

Examples of post scriptum in a sentence

The post scriptum contained vital information.
The post scriptum clarified the author's intent.
Readers found the post scriptum insightful.

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French:post-scriptum, note finale, ...
German:Postskriptum, ...
Italian:post scriptum, appendice, ...
Spanish:posdata, ...
Portuguese:post scriptum, posfácio, ...
Chinese:附言, ...
Japanese:追伸, 追記, ...
Arabic:مُلَاحَظَة بَعْدِيَّة, ملاحظة ختامية, ...
Hebrew:נ.ב., נ״ב, ...
Russian:постскриптум, ...
Ukrainian:постскриптум, додаткова примітка, ...
Hindi:पुनश्च, पोस्ट स्क्रिप्टम, ...
Bengali:পোস্ট স্ক্রিপ্টাম, পোস্ট স্ক্রিপটাম, ...
Catalan:post scriptum, ...
Czech:postskriptum, ...
Danish:post scriptum, tilføjelse, ...
Dutch:naschrift, nawoord, ...
Greek:υστερόγραφο, επίλογος, ...
Hungarian:utóirat, ...
Khmer:សេចក្តីបន្ថែមចុងលិខិត, កំណត់សម្គាល់បន្ថែម, ...
Korean:추신, 후기, ...
Persian:پسا نوشته, پست‌اسکریپتوم, ...
Polish:post scriptum, posłowie, ...
Portuguese (BR):post scriptum, posfácio, ...
Romanian:post scriptum, ...
Swedish:post scriptum, ...
Thai:ป.ล., หมายเหตุท้ายเล่ม, ...
Turkish:ek not, post scriptum, ...
Vietnamese:tái bút, ghi chú bổ sung, ...

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