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aftercall

aftercall noun: a subsequent call.

Noun

aftercall (plural aftercalls)

  1. A subsequent call
    • It so happened that Christmas was near and I was invited to go to Basrah, so I used that for an excuse to not make an aftercall. Months later, when I was sitting in the hospital one day, a woman came throwing her black abba over my head.2010, Mary Bruins Allison, Sandra J. Shaw, Doctor Mary in Arabia: Memoirs
  2. A call for retribution arising subsequently to the commission of an offense (e.g. sin, crime, etc)

Forms of aftercall

pluralaftercalls
alternative formafter-call

Origin of aftercall

From after- + call.

Questions about aftercall

What does aftercall mean?
Aftercall means a subsequent call.
What part of speech is aftercall?
Aftercall is a noun.
What is the plural of aftercall?
The plural of aftercall is aftercalls.

Words near aftercall in the dictionary

  1. afterbursts
  2. afterburthen
  3. afterburthens
  4. aftercabin
  5. aftercabins
  6. aftercall
  7. aftercalls
  8. aftercare
  9. aftercareer
  10. aftercareers
  11. aftercast

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