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afterword

/ˈɑːf.tə.wɜːd/US/ˈæf.tɚˌwɝd/

afterword noun: an epilogue.

Noun

afterword (plural afterwords)

  1. an epilogue.
    Synonyms:
    aftertale
  2. a postscript.
    Synonyms:
    afterscript
  3. (to a book) an appendix.
    Synonyms:
    appendix

afterword meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Arabic

afterword in Tamil

பின்னுரை

afterword in Kannada

afterword, epilogue, postscript
ಹಿನ್ನುಡಿ hinnuḍi

afterword in Arabic

epilogue
خَاتِمَة ḵātima

Synonyms of afterword

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Forms of afterword

pluralafterwords

Origin of afterword

From after- + word. Compare foreword.

Questions about afterword

What does afterword mean?
Afterword means an epilogue.
What is afterword in Tamil?
Afterword in Tamil is பின்னுரை. See Afterword meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is afterword?
Afterword is a noun.
How do you pronounce afterword?
Afterword is pronounced /ˈɑːf.tə.wɜːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of afterword?
The plural of afterword is afterwords.

Words near afterword in the dictionary

  1. afterwisdom
  2. afterwise
  3. afterwit
  4. afterwits
  5. afterwitted
  6. afterword
  7. afterwords
  8. afterwork
  9. afterworld
  10. afterworlds
  11. afteryears

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Adapted from Wiktionary: afterword (page history and authors); afterword (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಹಿನ್ನುಡಿ (Kannada) (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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