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after-war

after-war is the alternative spelling of afterwar.

Meaning of afterwar

Adjective

afterwar (not comparable)

  1. Following a war.
    • How could anyone dream of an afterwar state?1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Penguin, published 2004, page 667

Questions about after-war

What is after-war the alternative spelling of?
After-war is the alternative spelling of afterwar.

Words near after-war in the dictionary

  1. after-tastes
  2. after-tax
  3. after-the-fact
  4. after-time
  5. after-times
  6. after-war
  7. after-wit
  8. after-wits
  9. after-work
  10. after-world
  11. after-worlds

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