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afterword Definition

after·word (-wʉrd′)

noun

an epilogue, often one consisting of a critical or interpretive commentary by someone other than the author

afterword Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • write: It is ' recent ' , tho, insofar as the paper has just been published, along with an afterword written in 1996.
  • include: The book is illustrated with 12 pages of photographs and includes an Afterword which describes the genesis of the project.
  • provide: The last word goes to Marta Straznicky, who provides a brief afterword that teachers of early modern texts will want to read.
  • feature: This updated edition features a new afterword, placing the book in our moment.

Adjective modifier

  • new: This updated edition features a new afterword, placing the book in our moment.
  • brief: The last word goes to Marta Straznicky, who provides a brief afterword that teachers of early modern texts will want to read.
  • critical: We often see books with a complimentary forward, but this is the only example I know of with a critical afterword.

Preposition: by

  • author: Here -- revised and updated, with a new afterword by the authors -- is the straight-talking book that started it all.

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