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after-years

after-years is the alternative spelling of afteryears.

Meaning of afteryears

Noun

afteryears pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) subsequent years
    • I sang that song in summer, […] I sang it when in afteryears / The shades stretched out, / And paths were faint […]1922, Thomas Hardy, Her Song

Questions about after-years

What is after-years the alternative spelling of?
After-years is the alternative spelling of afteryears.

Words near after-years in the dictionary

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

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