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 book gathers the best of these portraits, along with a foreword by Vanity Fair editor in chief Radhika Jones and an afterword by actor Alan Cumming. Anna Tingley, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024 With a forward by Cher, an afterword by Ellen Pompeo and photographs by Douglas Friedman, every page of Star Style: Interior of Martyn Lawrence Bullard (Vendome Press) is a tribute to the designer’s inimitable style. Abigail Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023 As McLean has pointed out, both in her interview and in the afterword to the tenth-anniversary edition of her book, Jeffrey Skilling’s sentence, alongside new financial regulation, held out such promise. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023 Most also contain scholarly introductions or afterwords to situate the texts (and authors) within their historical and literary milieus. Caitie Kelly Angela Koh Natalia Rachlin Natalia Rachlin Erik Morse, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023 As a brief afterword explains, Winchester worked on the book while hunkered down in his study in western Massachusetts during the coronavirus pandemic, unable to travel for in situ research. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 4 May 2023 In his afterword, Holiday writes of a time when his own courage failed him. Tom Bissell, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023 Gale wrote the introduction and the book also boasts an afterword by director Robert Zemeckis. Clark Collis, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023 In his afterword, excerpted here, Pecknold explains his songwriting process and the lessons he’s learned. Robin Pecknold, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2022

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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 29 Mar. 2024.

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