hereinafter
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of hereinafter
Example Sentences
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My invention is an improvement in dinner pails for workmen; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter.
From Salon
Whose head doesn’t spin at words such as “hereinafter” or at endless sentences with hypercomplex grammar?
From Scientific American
The bill approved unanimously in both the House and Senate would replace words such as “herein, hereafter, hereinafter” throughout Indiana code with more accurate and familiar terms.
From Seattle Times
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City—known worldwide and hereinafter as "the Met"—is the largest art museum in the United States, and one of the ten largest in the world.
From Scientific American
“And furthermore,” continued the proclamation, “The boy named Milo,” “The dog known as Tock,” “And the insect hereinafter referred to as the Humbug,” “Are hereby declared to be,” “Heroes of the realm.”
From Literature
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