postscript

== English == === Alternative forms === post script postscriptum, post scriptum PS, P.S., p.s. === Etymology === From New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscrībō (“write after”), from post (“after”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, post- +‎ script. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊst.skɹɪpt/ === Noun === postscript (plural postscripts) (countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature. (countable) An addition to a story, play, etc. after its completion. ==== Usage notes ==== To indicate the beginning of a postscript to a letter, one often uses the abbreviation PS (or P.S., p.s., etc) followed by a colon or comma. ==== Synonyms ==== (addendum to a letter): afterscript, afterword ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === postscript (third-person singular simple present postscripts, present participle postscripting, simple past and past participle postscripted) To extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.