afterness

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noun

The state or quality of being or coming after.

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

nounafterness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being or coming after.

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. Englishafterness

From after + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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