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afterstrokes

afterstrokes is the plural of afterstroke.

Meaning of afterstroke

Noun

afterstroke (plural afterstrokes)

  1. (literally) A stroke which follows another
  2. A counterblow; a return stroke
    • In an after-stroke, Lancelot brought his blade skidding down shallowly across Mordred's armor to nick his neck, the only exposed flesh on his body.2003, J. Robert King, Lancelot Du Lethe, page 82
  3. (broadly, figuratively) A payback
  4. A type of grace note that appears after the subject note rather than before

Questions about afterstrokes

What is afterstrokes the plural of?
Afterstrokes is the plural of afterstroke.

Words near afterstrokes in the dictionary

  1. aftersounds
  2. afterspike
  3. afterstories
  4. afterstory
  5. afterstroke
  6. afterstrokes
  7. aftersummer
  8. aftersun
  9. afterswarm
  10. afterswarming
  11. afterswarms

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