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afterward
or af·ter·wards
[ af-ter-werd, ahf- ]
/ ˈæf tər wərd, ˈɑf- /
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adverb
at a later or subsequent time; subsequently.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH afterward
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