noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˈpoʊst.skɹɪpt/
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CMU ARPABET:P OW1 S K R IH2 P T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:P OW1 S T S K R IH2 P T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An addition to a story, play, etc. after its completion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: addendum, supplement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: matter
Narrower terms: appendix, sequel, continuation
5
noun
Meaning 5
a note appended to a letter after the signature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: PS
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: note, annotation, notation
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
послепи́с
(poslepís)
— addendum to a letter
Catalan:
postdata
— addendum to a letter
Dutch:
postscriptum
— addendum to a letter
Dutch:
nota bene
— addendum to a letter
Esperanto:
postskribo
— addendum to a letter
Finnish:
jälkikirjoitus
— addendum to a letter
French:
post-scriptum
— addendum to a letter
German:
Postskriptum
— addendum to a letter
Greek:
υστερόγραφο
(ysterógrafo)
— addendum to a letter
Hindi:
पुनश्च
(punaśc)
— addendum to a letter
Hindi:
पश्चलेख
(paścalekh)
— addendum to a letter
Hungarian:
utóirat
— addendum to a letter
Hungarian:
Ui.
— addendum to a letter
Hungarian:
P. S.
— addendum to a letter
Korean:
발문
(balmun)
— addendum to a letter
Malay:
catatan tambahan
— addendum to a letter
Malay:
pascatulisan
— addendum to a letter
Malay:
poskrip
— addendum to a letter
Māori:
kupu āpiti
— addendum to a letter
Norwegian Bokmål:
etterskrift
— addendum to a letter
Norwegian Bokmål:
postskriptum
— addendum to a letter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
etterskrift
— addendum to a letter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
postskriptum
— addendum to a letter
Plautdietsch:
Bieschreft
— addendum to a letter
Polish:
dopisek
— addendum to a letter
Polish:
post scriptum
— addendum to a letter
Polish:
posłowie
— addendum to a letter
Portuguese:
pós-escrito
— addendum to a letter
Romanian:
postscriptum
— addendum to a letter
Russian:
постскри́птум
(postskríptum)
— addendum to a letter
Scottish Gaelic:
eàrr-sgrìobhadh
— addendum to a letter
Slovene:
pripis
— addendum to a letter
Spanish:
posdata
— addendum to a letter
Spanish:
postdata
— addendum to a letter
Spanish:
post scríptum
— addendum to a letter
Swedish:
postskriptum
— addendum to a letter
Swedish:
efterskrift
— addendum to a letter
Tagalog:
tighabol
— addendum to a letter
Thai:
ปัจฉิมลิขิต
— addendum to a letter
Ukrainian:
постскри́птум
(postskrýptum)
— addendum to a letter
