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POSTLUDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does postlude mean? 

POSTLUDE (noun)
  The noun POSTLUDE has 1 sense:

1. a voluntary played at the end of a religious serviceplay

  Familiarity information: POSTLUDE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POSTLUDE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A voluntary played at the end of a religious service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("postlude" is a kind of...):

voluntary (composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance)


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