afterword
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- noun
- /ˈæftərˌwɜrd/
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posfacio
- And the addition you have includes an afterword where he responds to critics of the original book.
So another fitting place to go to is, I would say the, the afterword of, of Tahanu.
- So another fitting place to go to is, I would say the, the afterword of, of Tahanu.
- And here I think it's good to go to what Le Guin herself had to say in the afterword to A Wizard of Earthsea.
Examples
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A translator's afterword relates the curious history of Kolitz's fictional testament of a religious Jew caught in the Holocaust's horror.
Fiction book (1994) -
Only in an afterword does he explain that the two essays in this volume are really historical novellas.
Academic text (1992) -
"The paperback version includes photos, maps, and a new afterword by the author.
Blog text (2) -
In the afterword to Generation Kill, Wright describes a conversation he had on the eleventh day of the US invasion.
Academic text (2013) -
The translation from the Yiddish and the afterword were prepared with his encouragement and are printed here with his permission.
Fiction book (1994) -
"The volume concludes with an Afterword by Carolyn Heilbrun.
Academic text (1993) -
And here I think it's good to go to what Le Guin herself had to say in the afterword to A Wizard of Earthsea.
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I include in the ebook an afterword describing Carrington and Varo's actual lives and a list of sources.
Blog text (5) -
In the afterword, the author shares her inspiration for writing the book and reflects on its themes.
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The afterword of the novel contains important insights about the characters and their development.
Synonyms
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7.1
A short section at the end of a book or report with extra information
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An extra section at the end of a book that gives more information
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6.0
A short section at the end of a book or play that tells what happens after the story
A short part at the end of a book or play that finishes the story
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word afterword is simply after + word, where after means 'later' and word means 'a short piece of writing'. So, an afterword is the 'word that comes after' the book and gives final comments or extra information.