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Afterward(s) vs. Afterword

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afterward(s)
Definition

a literary device that is found at the end of a book

Examples

it didn't happen until afterward

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afterword
Definition

Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

Examples

the afterword to the book explained how the book came into being