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afterword
a concluding section, commentary, etc. as of a book: The author’s widow wrote the afterword.
Not to be confused with:
afterward – at a later or subsequent time: We attended the meeting and afterward we went to dinner.
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af·ter·word
(ăf′tər-wûrd′)n.
See epilogue.
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afterword
(ˈɑːftəˌwɜːd)n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an epilogue or postscript in a book, etc
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af•ter•word
(ˈæf tərˌwɜrd, ˈɑf-)n.
a concluding section, commentary, etc., as of a book or treatise; closing statement.
[1885–90]
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afterword
n → Nachwort nt
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