Afterword Definition

aftərwʉrd
afterwords
noun
An epilogue, often one consisting of a critical or interpretive commentary by someone other than the author.
Webster's New World

An epilogue.

Wiktionary

(of a letter) A postscript.

Wiktionary

(to a book) An appendix.

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Other Word Forms of Afterword

Noun

Singular:
afterword
Plural:
afterwords

Origin of Afterword

Afterword Sentence Examples

  • This updated edition features a new afterword, placing the book in our moment.

  • The book is illustrated with 12 pages of photographs and includes an afterword which describes the genesis of the project.

  • The last word goes to Marta Straznicky, who provides a brief afterword that teachers of early modern texts will want to read.

  • We often see books with a complimentary forward, but this is the only example I know of with a critical afterword.

  • The 1983 Penguin edition contains an ` afterword ' dealing with the Geoffrey Prime spy scandal at GCHQ.

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Words Ending With

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