Etymology

afterthink

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Today it means: To think about after the fact, reflect on. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μετάνοια
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμετάνοια
  2. English todayafterthink

Compound of after- + think, probably a calque of Ancient Greek μετάνοια (metánoia).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμετάνοια all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.