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postlude

Meaning of "postlude" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POSTLUDE

From post- + -lude, from Latin lūdus game; compare prelude.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF POSTLUDE

ˈpəʊstluːd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSTLUDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Postlude is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POSTLUDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of postlude in the English dictionary

The definition of postlude in the dictionary is a final or concluding piece or movement. Other definition of postlude is a voluntary played at the end of a Church service.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POSTLUDE

allude · collude · conclude · delude · elude · exclude · flued · illude · include · interclude · interlude · lewd · lude · occlude · overlewd · preclude · quaalude · seclude · slewed · unglued

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POSTLUDE

postlanding · postlapsarian · postlaunch · postliberation · postliminary · postliminia · postliminiary · postliminies · postliminious · postliminium · postliminous · postliminy · postliterate · postman · postman´s knock · postmarital · postmark · postmarked · postmastectomy · postmaster

WORDS THAT END LIKE POSTLUDE

altitude · amplitude · attitude · chorale prelude · Claude · crude · disillude · dude · gratitude · Jude · latitude · longitude · magnitude · multitude · musical interlude · nude · order of magnitude · prelude · rude · solitude

Synonyms and antonyms of postlude in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «postlude» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF POSTLUDE

Find out the translation of postlude to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of postlude from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «postlude» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

片尾曲
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

postlude
570 millions of speakers
en

English

postlude
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

postlude
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

postlude
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

постлюдия
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

poslúdio
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

postlude
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

postlude
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Postlude
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Nachspiel
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

後奏曲
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

postlude
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Postlude
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

postlude
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

postlude
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पोस्ट्ल्यूड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

postlude
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

postlude
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

postludium
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

постлюдія
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

postludiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

postlude
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naspel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

postludium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Postlude
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of postlude

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTLUDE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of postlude
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about postlude

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSTLUDE»

Discover the use of postlude in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to postlude and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Postlude: A Collection of Poems
You will find that Russ's words offer hope, amusement, contemplation, and wonderment. Open up this book and experience Russ Peery at his finest! He will seem like an old friend.
Russ Peery, 2012
2
From Postlude to Prelude: Music Ministry's Other Six Days
Author Randall Bradley discusses the "everyday life" of the Minister of Music, and suggests ways to deal with the multitude of tasks that arise on a day-to-day basis. --from back cover.
C. Randall Bradley, 2004
3
Stravinsky's Late Music
REQUIEM CANTICLES, POSTLUDE The final movement, the Postlude, of the Requiem Canticles is among Stravinsky's most moving and effective works. Its power derives in part from its biographical circumstances - it concludes his last major ...
‎2004
4
The Musical World
PRELUDE in A. POSTLUDE in D. ANDANTE in O. ALLEGRETTO in E Flat. ANDANTE in G Minor. POSTLUDE in D. ANDANTE in F. ALLEGRETTO in C. PRELUDE in C. VOLUNTARY in D. ANDANTE in D Minor. POSTLUDE in D. ANDANTE in ...
‎1866
5
Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening
Postlude. Was. It. a. Good. Performance. and. How. Do. You. Know? What, then, are the implications of all this for our everyday musical practice? The first is that if musicking is indeed a facet of the great unitary performance art we call ritual, ...
Christopher Small, 2011
6
Prelude to Postlude: Ceremonial Music for String Trio: With ...
Fret no longer when needing music for weddings, church services, or funerals. This album provides the answer with playable arrangements of music from three centuries.
‎2010
7
Coping with Tourists: European Reactions to Mass Tourism
Yn this postlude I will argue that there are eight principal themes which, to a greater or lesser extent, appear in each of the previous chapters and which underlie the book as a whole. The first concerns the sort of world from which tourists come ...
Jeremy Boissevain, 1996
8
Postlude in F for organ
Sheet Music.
Charles Ives, Charles Krigbaum, 1994
9
The Dynamics of Music Psychotherapy
Postlude: The. Therapeutic. Application. of. the. Imagery. Experience. In GIM, the essence of the therapy takes place during the music. When the music experience is completed, the client returns to an upright position and to a more usual state ...
Kenneth E. Bruscia, 1998
10
Paganism: A Religion for the 21st Century
Postlude. “The single greatest world transformation would simply be the embrace of global reasonableness and pluralistic tolerance” ~ Wilber ... we are to one another and to the planet and the environment in which. 69 Postlude Postlude.
Shanddaramon, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSTLUDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term postlude is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hackler service
Organist Ruth Ann Craig played prelude and postlude selections and arrangements of “In The Garden” and “It Is No Secret What God Can Do”. «Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, Jul 15»
2
'Alchemia' Review: Turning Dance Into Gold
This postlude caps an exhilarating showcase of marvels for the men and women of Momix, who cavort for their eagerly applauding audiences ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Msgr. Watson now spiritual director of Italy choir pilgrimage
... 300-voice youth choir during the liturgy, but the singers from the Diocese of Peoria have been invited to sing the postlude, Handel's “For Unto ... «The Catholic Post, Jul 15»
4
Kingery service
Linda Skinner served as pianist, providing prelude and postlude selections and accompanied Tom Skinner who sang “In The Garden”. «Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, Jul 15»
5
Schubert Ensemble review – Fauré and Schumann played with rich …
... although these dissolved in the light-as-air postlude. Jopling's version of No 4 achieved a better balance, but it was Matthews's reimagining ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Entertainment briefs - July 16
There will also be a "Postlude on OLD HUNDREDTH," by Fred Bock. Rickbeil is currently organist at Lutheran Church of the Cross and other ... «Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Jul 15»
7
Many opportunities for area worship
Jen McPherson plays Prelude/Postlude/Offertory at Sunday morning worship service at 10 a.m. in preview of Abendmusik Concert on Sat., July ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
8
Pop finds its way into the classical repertoire
Eliot Cole's “Postlude, No. 8” is for solo vibraphone, but instead of striking it with mallets, Hauschildt uses a violin bow for a sound that is “almost ... «Jackson Hole News&Guide, Jul 15»
9
Religion news
Guest musician: Harpist Helen Rifas will play a 15-minute prelude, play with all congregational singing, and play a 15-minute postlude at the ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
10
Religion news: The region
Guest musician: Harpist Helen Rifas will play a 15-minute prelude, play with all congregational singing, and play a 15-minute postlude at the ... «Charlotte Observer, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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