Standard Lemma guide
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noun
Dessert.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, informal, uncountable
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noun
The festivities held after a wedding meal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, informal, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An after-hours drinking session in a public house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, uncountable
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noun
After-school care service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
plural of after
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
a dish served as the last course of a meal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dessert, sweet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: course
Narrower terms: ambrosia, baked Alaska, blancmange, charlotte, compote, fruit compote, dumpling, flan, frozen dessert, junket, mousse, pavlova, peach melba, whip, pudding, pud, syllabub, sillabub, tiramisu, zabaglione, sabayon, mold, mould
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h2epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h2ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after English -s English afters From after + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
