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/af"teuhr yearz', ahf"-/, n.pl.the years following a specified event: Often, in afteryears, I have regretted my hasty decision.[1805-15; AFTER + YEAR + -S3]
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afteryears — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural Etymology: after (IV) + years : subsequent years : later times * * * /af teuhr yearz , ahf /, n.pl. the years following a specified event: Often, in afteryears, I have regretted my hasty decision. [1805 15; AFTER + YEAR … Useful english dictionary
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