English
Etymology
L. postscriptum#Latin|postscriptum
Noun
postscriptum (always in italics or abbreviated)
- rare|or|stilted write|Written afterwards; appended. Abbreviated as p.s.|P.S. or PS.
#*1827, M. Corbett, The odd volume, containing a letter purporting to be from King James VI of Scotland to Sandie Fotheringhame, Laird o'Powrie, signed: James, R. . Postscriptum. -- Scotland for ever! The Dane's beneath the table, and Rab's on the tap o't, blawing like the deevil.
#*1900, Honoré de Balzac, Anatole Cerfberr, La Comédie Humaine: Now for the First Time Completely Translated Into English - This confidence so daintily tossed to the baron, in the fashion of a postscriptum, was evidently the compensation for five thousand francs.
#*2004, L G Aslamazov, A A Varlamov, The Wonders Of Physics - Postscriptum for taxpayers: After having started with the high-temperature thriller we turned to applications of conventional superconductors.
Usage notes
Used to indicate a footnote at the end of a letter. Might be considered better style than post scriptum, but is usually abbreviated to postscript or PS.
See also
post scriptum
postscript
PS UK or p.s.|P.S. US
Latin
Verb
postscriptum
- form of|lang=Latin|neuter perfect participle of|postscribere|postscrībere Written afterwards; appended.
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