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thereafter

  • adverb
  • /ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/

After that time, from then on; thenceforth.

Example

“He left; thereafter we never met again.”

Word history

From Old English "þǣræfter" (after that; thereafter).

Where this comes from

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