afterdischarge

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noun

Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased

OriginEnglish discharge ← Middle English after- ← Old English æfter- →
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Meanings

nounafterdischarge (plural afterdischarges)

plural afterdischarges

  1. Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep(o)teros
  4. Proto-Germanic*after
  5. Old Englishæfter
  6. Middle Englishafter
  7. Englishafter
  8. Old Englishæfter
  9. Old Englishæfter-
  10. Middle Englishafter-
  11. Englishafter-
  12. Englishdischarge
  13. Englishafterdischarge

From after- + discharge.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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