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afterword
[ af-ter-wurd, ahf- ]
/ ˈæf tərˌwɜrd, ˈɑf- /
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noun
a concluding section, commentary, etc., as of a book, treatise, or the like; closing statement.
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afterword
/ (ˈɑːftəˌwɜːd) /
noun
an epilogue or postscript in a book, etc
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