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after-the-fact

after-the-fact adjective: occurring or done after an event has already happened; retrospective.

Adjective

after-the-fact

  1. Occurring or done after an event has already happened; retrospective.

Questions about after-the-fact

What does after-the-fact mean?
After-the-fact means occurring or done after an event has already happened; retrospective.
What part of speech is after-the-fact?
After-the-fact is an adjective.

Words near after-the-fact in the dictionary

  1. after-stroke
  2. after-strokes
  3. after-taste
  4. after-tastes
  5. after-tax
  6. after-the-fact
  7. after-time
  8. after-times
  9. after-war
  10. after-wit
  11. after-wits

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