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afterthought

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af·ter·thought  (ftr-thôt)
n.
An idea, response, or explanation that occurs to one after an event or decision.

afterthought
Noun
1. something thought of after the opportunity to use it has passed
2. an addition to something already completed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.afterthought - thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase"
change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround, reversal - a decision to reverse an earlier decision
2.afterthought - an addition that was not included in the original plan; "the garage was an afterthought"
add-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"
Translations
afterthought [ˈɑːftəθɔːt] nocurrencia (tardía)
afterthought [ˈɑːftəθɔːt] n I had an afterthought → il m'est venu une idée après coup
afterthought [ˈɑːftəθɔːt] after n as an afterthought → nachträglich;
I had an afterthought after → mir ist noch etwas eingefallen
afterthought [ˈɑːftəθɔːt] n as an afterthought → come aggiunta


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It was an afterthought, and was begun without a plan.
Somewhere out of the ruck of those warring races had emerged Billy's ancestors, and hers, was her afterthought, as she closed the book and put it back in the drawer.
{107} I suppose the passage within brackets to have been an afterthought but to have been written by the same hand as the rest of the poem.
 
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