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after-world

after-world is the alternative spelling of afterworld.

Meaning of afterworld

Noun

afterworld (plural afterworlds)

  1. A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
    • […] your bookes shall be out worne in your age I warrant you. Onelie if some surviue by the mercy of a friends Library, the after-world shall rather pittie your lost time, then commende your diligence.1596, John Harington, Ulysses upon Ajax, London: Thomas Gubbins

Forms of after-world

pluralafter-worlds

Origin of after-world

From after + world.

Questions about after-world

What is after-world the alternative spelling of?
After-world is the alternative spelling of afterworld.

Words near after-world in the dictionary

  1. after-times
  2. after-war
  3. after-wit
  4. after-wits
  5. after-work
  6. after-world
  7. after-worlds
  8. after-years
  9. afteracquired
  10. afteract
  11. afteracts

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