afterword

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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Translations

afterword

[ˈɑftəˈwɜːd] N → epílogo m

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afterword

[ˈɑːftə^rwɜː^rd] n → postface f

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afterword

n → Nachwort nt

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