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
Recent Examples on the Web This essay is adapted from the afterword to the forthcoming paperback edition of his latest book, On China (Penguin, 2012). Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012 Silver Snarling Trumpet features a foreword by John Mayer, an introduction by Dead biographer Dennis McNally, and an afterword by Brigid Meier, a longtime friend of Garcia and the band. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024 The Wall by Marlen Haushofer, translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside, and with an afterword by Claire-Louise Bennett The Unwilling Celebrity Maurice Samuels’s Alfred Dreyfus is a biography of the very private man at the center of one of the greatest public controversies of modern times. The New York Review of Books, 29 Mar. 2024 There’s also a handful of the mag’s excellent regular columns and some afterwords, along with a lengthy history of the magazine itself (Robbins has never been a man of few words). Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for afterword 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

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