afterword

noun

af·​ter·​word ˈaf-tər-ˌwərd How to pronounce afterword (audio)

Examples of afterword in a Sentence

The novel has a foreword by an eminent critic and an afterword by the author herself. the author included an afterword about developments in cancer treatment since the book was written
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As part of his daily routine, Combs, 55, is woken up for breakfast at 7 a.m. and afterwords has time to exercise in a room with yoga mats and a small basketball hoop, or to hang in a communal space with a ping-pong table and a TV. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025 Her only other book, Airless Spaces, was published in 1998 by the small radical publisher Semiotext(e); it was reissued earlier this year, with an introduction by Chris Kraus and an afterword by Susan Faludi. Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 In the life of a Witch, there is no ‘after’ in the ‘ever after’ of a Witch there is no ‘happily;’ in the story of a Witch, there is no afterword. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025 In the afterword to his novel, Volkov addresses his young readers directly. Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for afterword

Word History

Etymology

after- + word entry 1

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of afterword was in 1890

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“Afterword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterword. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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