afterburden

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A form of afterburthen — Afterbirth.

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Meanings

nounafterburden (plural afterburdens)

plural afterburdens

  1. alternativeAlternative form of afterburthen.

    The child neither cried nor seemed to breathe, but he could be given no succour until the womb was freed of its afterburden; and all efforts were centred upon this.

    1937, Alan Frank Guttmacher -, Into this Universe: The Story of Human Birth, page 15

Origin

From after- + burden.

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APA

afterburden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterburden

MLA

“afterburden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterburden. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afterburden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterburden.

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