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afterschool

afterschool adjective: taking place immediately after school classes.

Adjective

afterschool (not comparable)

  1. Taking place immediately after school classes.
  2. Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
    • Usually the youngsters who participate in the Shorefront YM-YWHA-sponsored afterschool program in Brighton Beach are getting homework help or playing in the gym after classes.2007 December 24, Kari Haskell, “A Party Where Hope Eclipses Stress of the Season”, in New York Times

Forms of afterschool

alternative formafter-school

Origin of afterschool

From after- + school.

Questions about afterschool

What does afterschool mean?
Afterschool means taking place immediately after school classes.
What part of speech is afterschool?
Afterschool is an adjective.

Words near afterschool in the dictionary

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  9. aftersee
  10. afterseeing
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