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afterdays

afterdays noun: days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.

Noun

afterdays pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic, plural, plural-only) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
    • And him the Greeks will giue, a master praise; / Verse finding him, to last all after daies.c. 1615, George Chapman, transl., Homer’s Odysses, London: Nathaniel Butter, Book 3, p. 37
    • a. 1710, William Congreve, “To Sir Godfrey Kneller” in The Works of Mr. William Congreve, London: Jacob Tonson, 1710, Volume 3, p. 1001,
      But after-Days, my Friend, must do thee right, / And set thy Virtues in unenvy’d Light.

Questions about afterdays

What does afterdays mean?
Afterdays means days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
What part of speech is afterdays?
Afterdays is a noun.

Words near afterdays in the dictionary

  1. aftercurrent
  2. aftercurrents
  3. afterdamp
  4. afterdamps
  5. afterdated
  6. afterdays
  7. afterdeal
  8. afterdeals
  9. afterdeck
  10. afterdecks
  11. afterdele

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