aftercall

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noun

A subsequent call

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Meanings

nounaftercall (plural aftercalls)

plural aftercalls · alternative after-call

  1. A subsequent call

    It so happened that Christmas was near and I was invited to go to Basrah, so I used that for an excuse to not make an aftercall. Months later, when I was sitting in the hospital one day, a woman came throwing her black abba over my head.

    2010, Mary Bruins Allison, Sandra J. Shaw, Doctor Mary in Arabia: Memoirs
  2. A call for retribution arising subsequently to the commission of an offense (e.g. sin, crime, etc)

Origin

From after- + call.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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