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after length

after length is the alternative spelling of afterlength.

Meaning of afterlength

Noun

afterlength (plural afterlengths)

  1. The shorter length of string between the bridge and the tailpiece of a stringed instrument, on the other side from that which is usually played.
    • Some luthiers believe it to be important to tune the afterlengths.

Forms of after length

pluralafter lengths

Questions about after length

What is after length the alternative spelling of?
After length is the alternative spelling of afterlength.

Words near after length in the dictionary

  1. after dark
  2. after darks
  3. after hours
  4. after image journal
  5. after image journals
  6. after length
  7. after lengths
  8. after me the deluge
  9. after one's own heart
  10. after one's own soul
  11. after Saturday comes Sunday

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Adapted from Wiktionary: after length (page history and authors); afterlength (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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