après
[ ah-prey, ap-rey ]
/ ˈɑ preɪ, ˈæp reɪ /
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preposition
after; following (used in combination): après-tennis clothes.
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Origin of après
1955–60; extracted from après-ski<French: after-ski(ing)
Words nearby après
APR, APRA, apragmatism, Apra Harbor, apraxia, après, après moi le déluge, Apresoline, après-ski, pretty penny, a, apricot
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