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af⋅ter⋅ward

  [af-ter-werd, ahf-]
Use afterward in a Sentence
–adverb
at a later or subsequent time; subsequently.
Also, af⋅ter⋅wards.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE æfterweard, alter. (with -r- of æfter after ) of æfteweard, equiv. to æfte-, æftan aft + -weard -ward
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af·ter·ward   (āf'tər-wərd)   
adv.  At a later time; subsequently.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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afterward 
O.E. æftanweard, from æftan "after" + -weard suffix indicating direction ("-ward"), nautical use as aftward, then expanded by infl. of after; variant afterwards (c.1300) shows adverbial genitive.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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