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adv. - Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time.

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  • Those that set in motion the forces of evil cannot always control them afterwards.
  • TM: For you, does the concept come first, and the title afterwards?
  • She was in what he called afterwards "a regular state."
  • Sea; 'a title afterwards changed to' General of the Fleet. '
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  • "Afterward(s)" means after a while or subsequent, while an "afterword" is an epilogue or short conclusion to a book or novel.
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