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Afterpiece

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A short comic piece performed after a play.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment.

n. The heel of a rudder.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment.

n. The heel of a rudder.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A short dramatic entertainment performed after the principal play.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play

Word Usage

"First used to supplement or preface a short three-act play so as to eke out a full evening's entertainment, the little play was known as either an "afterpiece" or a"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

piece

Hyponym

exode

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

postlude

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