afterword

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɑːftərwɜːrd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæftɚˌwɝd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(af′tər wûrd′, äf′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
af•ter•word /ˈæftɚˌwɜrd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a concluding section of a book;
    closing statement.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
af•ter•word  (af′tər wûrd′, äf′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a concluding section, commentary, etc., as of a book, treatise, or the like;
    closing statement. Cf. foreword.
  • after + word 1885–90

'afterword' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
foreword

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