noun

afterword

afterword, epilogue

The author's son wrote the afterword.

The author's son wrote the afterword.

((an afterword)) a concluding section of a book The author's son wrote the afterword.

Synonyms: epilogue, postscript, conclusion; Antonyms: foreword, preface, introduction

A compound of 'after' and 'word', meaning the words that follow the main body of a text.

Remember that it comes 'after' the main 'word' or text, contrasting with a 'foreword' which comes before.

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