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afteryears

afteryears noun: subsequent years.

Noun

afteryears pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) subsequent years
    • I sang that song in summer, […] I sang it when in afteryears / The shades stretched out, / And paths were faint […]1922, Thomas Hardy, Her Song

Forms of afteryears

alternative formafter-years

Origin of afteryears

From after- + years.

Questions about afteryears

What does afteryears mean?
Afteryears means subsequent years.
What part of speech is afteryears?
Afteryears is a noun.

Words near afteryears in the dictionary

  1. afterword
  2. afterwords
  3. afterwork
  4. afterworld
  5. afterworlds
  6. afteryears
  7. afther
  8. afties
  9. aftmost
  10. AFTN
  11. aftn.

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