Postscript — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a note appended to a letter after the signature

textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈoʊstskɹɪpt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈəʊstskɹɪpt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈəʊstskɹɪpt/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈoʊstskɹɪpt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

PS addendum supplement

Word Forms

supplement	verb	add to the very end
supplementary	adjective	added to complete or make up a deficiency

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nachwort

eine Notiz, die einem Brief nach der Unterschrift beigefügt wird

🇫🇷French

post-scriptum

une note annexée à une lettre après la signature

🇪🇸Spanish

posdata

una nota adjunta a una carta después de la firma

🇮🇹Italian

poscritto

una nota allegata alla lettera dopo la firma

🇳🇱Dutch

naschrift

een aantekening die na de handtekening aan een brief wordt toegevoegd

🇵🇹Portuguese

pós-escrito

uma nota anexada a uma carta após a assinatura

🇷🇺Russian

постскриптум

примечание, добавляемое к письму после подписи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिशिष्ट भाग

🇧🇩Bengali

পোস্টস্ক্রিপ্ট

স্বাক্ষরের পরে একটি চিঠিতে একটি নোট সংযুক্ত করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்குறிப்பு

கையொப்பத்திற்குப் பிறகு ஒரு கடிதத்துடன் ஒரு குறிப்பு இணைக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

పోస్ట్స్క్రిప్ట్

సంతకం తర్వాత లేఖకు జోడించబడిన గమనిక

🇮🇳Marathi

पोस्टस्क्रिप्ट

स्वाक्षरीनंतर पत्राला जोडलेली एक नोट

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોસ્ટસ્ક્રીપ્ટ

હસ્તાક્ષર પછી પત્ર સાથે જોડાયેલ નોંધ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ಸ್ಕ್ರಿಪ್ಟ್

ಸಹಿಯ ನಂತರ ಪತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಟಿಪ್ಪಣಿಯನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോസ്റ്റ്സ്ക്രിപ്റ്റ്

ഒപ്പിന് ശേഷം ഒരു കത്തിൽ ഒരു കുറിപ്പ് ചേർത്തു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੋਸਟਸਕ੍ਰਿਪਟ

ਦਸਤਖਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਇੱਕ ਪੱਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਨੋਟ ਜੋੜਿਆ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

پوسٹ سکرپٹ

دستخط کے بعد ایک خط کے ساتھ منسلک ایک نوٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

后记

签名后附在信件上的注释

🇯🇵Japanese

追記

署名の後に手紙に追加されるメモ

🇰🇷Korean

추신

서명 뒤에 편지에 첨부된 메모

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phần tái bút

một ghi chú được thêm vào một lá thư sau chữ ký

🇹🇭Thai

คำลงท้าย

บันทึกต่อท้ายจดหมายหลังลายเซ็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

nota bene

catatan yang dilampirkan pada surat setelah tanda tangan

🇵🇭Filipino

pahabol

isang tala na nakadugtong sa isang liham pagkatapos ng lagda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حاشية

ملاحظة ملحقة بالرسالة بعد التوقيع

🇮🇷Persian

پس نوشته

یادداشتی که پس از امضا به نامه الحاق می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dipnot

imzadan sonra mektuba eklenen not

🇮🇱Hebrew

לאחר כתב

פתק שצורף למכתב לאחר החתימה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'postscript'?

The primary meaning of 'postscript' is 'a note appended to a letter after the signature'.

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Using 'postscript' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'postscript' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'postscript' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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