af·ter·word

[af-ter-wurd, ahf-]
noun
a concluding section, commentary, etc., as of a book, treatise, or the like; closing statement.
Compare foreword.


Origin:
1885–90; after + word

afterward, afterword.
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afterword (ˈɑːftəˌwɜːd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an epilogue or postscript in a book, etc

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afterword
1890, a Saxonist subsitute for epilogue; from after + word.
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