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Meaning of "afterword" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AFTERWORD

afterword  [ˈɑːftəˌwɜːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFTERWORD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Afterword is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFTERWORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Afterword

An afterword is a literary device that is often found at the end of a piece of literature. It generally covers the story of how the book came into being, or of how the idea for the book was developed. Alternatively, it may be written by someone other than the author of the book to provide enriching comment, such as discussing the work's historical or cultural context.

Definition of afterword in the English dictionary

The definition of afterword in the dictionary is an epilogue or postscript in a book, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFTERWORD


ayword
ˈaɪˌwɜːd
backword
ˈbækˌwɜːd
boo-word
ˈbuːˌwɜːd
byword
ˈbaɪˌwɜːd
catchword
ˈkætʃˌwɜːd
codeword
ˈkəʊdˌwɜːd
counterword
ˈkaʊntəˌwɜːd
crossword
ˈkrɒswɜːd
foreword
ˈfɔːˌwɜːd
guideword
ˈɡaɪdˌwɜːd
headword
ˈhɛdˌwɜːd
keyword
ˈkiːˌwɜːd
nayword
ˈneɪˌwɜːd
overword
ˈəʊvəˌwɜːd
password
ˈpɑːsˌwɜːd
stopword
ˈstɒpˌwɜːd
swearword
ˈswɛəˌwɜːd
watchword
ˈwɒtʃˌwɜːd
word
wɜːd
word-for-word
ˌwɜːdfəˈwɜːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFTERWORD

afterpeak
afterpiece
afters
aftersensation
aftershaft
aftershave
aftershave balm
aftershave lotion
aftershock
aftershow
aftersun
aftersupper
afterswarm
aftertaste
afterthought
aftertime
aftertreatment
afterward
afterwards
afterworld

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFTERWORD

at a word
buzz word
double-edged sword
f-word
in a word
mum´s the word
n-word
of one´s word
operative word
printed word
root word
sword
the c-word
the f-word
the last word
the n-word
the sword
the word
word for word
written word

Synonyms and antonyms of afterword in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «afterword» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFTERWORD

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Translator English - Chinese

后记
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

epílogo
570 millions of speakers

English

afterword
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंतभाषण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خاتمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

послесловие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

posfácio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তরভাষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épilogue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Afterword
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachwort
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

後書き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

후서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Afterword
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பின்னுரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नंतरचे शब्द
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sonsöz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

postfazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Posłowie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Післямова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

postfață
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Επίλογος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afterword
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

efterord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

etterord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of afterword

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFTERWORD»

The term «afterword» is regularly used and occupies the 78.357 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFTERWORD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about afterword

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFTERWORD»

Discover the use of afterword in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to afterword and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
AfterWord: Conjuring the Literary Dead
Contains imaginary interviews with deceased British and American authors, including Samuel Johnson, Henry James, Jane Austen, Joseph Conrad, William Faulkner, and others.
Dale Salwak, 2011
2
In Defense of Globalization: With a New Afterword
This edition features a new afterword by the author, in which he counters recent writings by prominent journalist Thomas Friedman and the Nobel Laureate economist Paul Samuelson and argues that current anxieties about the economic ...
Jagdish Bhagwati, 2007
3
Shriek: An Afterword
Shriek: An Afterword is the first novel set in Ambergris, World Fantasy-award winning author Jeff VanderMeer's best-loved setting.
Jeff VanderMeer, 2007
4
Limited Inc
Afterword. Toward. An. Ethic. of. Discussion. Dear Gerald Graff, Allow me to answer you in the form of a letter. I would like to try this for several reasons. A On the one hand, it will permit me to express my gratitude to you, directly and publicly.
Jacques Derrida, 1977
5
The Origins of Theoretical Population Genetics: With a New ...
Tracing the development of population genetics through the writings of such luminaries as Darwin, Galton, Pearson, Fisher, Haldane, and Wright, William B. Provine sheds light on this complex field as well as its bearing on other branches of ...
William B. Provine, 2001
6
Resilience: The New Afterword
In the year since the publication of her second memoir, Resilience, Elizabeth Edwards has once again found herself living in the glare of the media spotlight.
Elizabeth Edwards, 2010
7
M. Butterfly: With an Afterword by the Playwright
M. Butterfly remains one of the most influential romantic plays of contemporary literature, and in 1993 was made into a film by David Cronenberg starring Jeremy Irons and John Lone.
David Henry Hwang, 1993
8
Making the Corps: 10th Anniversary Edition with a New ...
An inside look at the Marine Corps follows one year in the lives of a single platoon of raw Marine recruits, from their arrival on Parris Island to their first full year as members of the Corps, in a tenth anniversary edition that features ...
Thomas E. Ricks, 2007
9
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wall-paper: A ...
From Elaine R. Hedges, "Afterword" to The Yellow Wall-Paper ( 1 973) (New York The Feminist Press, 1 996, 8th printing), 37-63 Elaine Hedges reintroduced the scholarly community to "The Yellow Wall- Paper" in 1973 when The Feminist ...
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Catherine Golden, 2004
10
Naming Names: With a New Afterword by the Author
Naming Names, reissued here with a new afterword by the author, is the definitive account of the hearings, a National Book Award winner widely hailed as a classic.
‎2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFTERWORD»

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Deb Baker - The Mindful Reader: Finding Italy in 'The Lost Daughter'
Boston native Lucretia Grindle lives on the Maine coast as well as in England. In the afterword of her new novel, "The Lost Daughter," she ... «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
2
Our History: A trip back to the Dead in Vancouver
[A more in-depth account of this evening can be found in Darren Gawle's United Empire Loyalists interviews cited in the afterword to this book.] ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
3
Books roundup: An ongoing civil rights movement
In an afterword, Young discusses the germ of the idea for this novel: A squadron mate in the late 1990s approached him about joining a ... «Durham Herald Sun, Jul 15»
4
Book review" "The Joy of Killing," by Harry N. Maclean
Maclean writes in an afterword that he was about to set out on a year's road trip to write a nonfiction book about bizarre crimes in small towns ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
5
Craig Brown on Operation Thunderbolt: 100 Israeli commandos fly …
... hope, an exciting true story that is exhaustively researched yet reads more like a novel than a traditional history,' writes David in an afterword. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
My Little Monster Vol. #08 Manga Review
Extras include bonus four-panel comics, short bonus manga, an afterword from the mangaka, and translation notes. In Summary A very eventful ... «The Fandom Post, Jul 15»
7
'Gaidar's Revolution', by Petr Aven and Alfred Kokh
... as his friend Carl Bildt, Sweden's prime minister during Gaidar's term of office, puts it in an afterword, was for Russia to become “a prosperous ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
8
The 2015 Firecracker 50 promises a stacked field of Colorado's best …
It's just huge with the parade, and then you have the party afterword with music and food and beer. It's just a blast.” Like Bezecny, dozens of ... «Summit Daily News, Jul 15»
9
Helping your pet through the loud holiday weekend
"She was really upset, like having shaking reactions for the entire time and for like twenty minutes afterword," says Anne Klute, pet owner. «KLKN, Jul 15»
10
Death comes to us all, but the American Constitutional Republic …
In the aftermath of Judge Bork's Supreme Court confirmation defeat in 1987 and especially in the afterword of my 1990 book, “Ninth Justice: ... «City-sentinel, Jul 15»

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