afterwardness

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A form of afterwardsness — The concept that an earlier event in one's life can later acquire a meaning.

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Meanings

nounafterwardness (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of afterwardsness.

Origin

From afterward + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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