Definition of after

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After (prep.) Behind in place; as, men in line one after another..

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Stub :: Stub (n.) A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the check are usually recorded..
Small :: Small (superl.) Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space..
Canon :: Canon (n.) A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another, at regular intervals, successively taking up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew, thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the strictest form of imitation. See Imitation..
Chase :: Chase (v.) Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing, as of an enemy, or game; an earnest seeking after any object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a hunt..
Augustinian :: Augustinian (n.) A member of one of the religious orders called after St. Augustine; an Austin friar.
Sea :: Sea (n.) The swell of the ocean or other body of water in a high wind; motion of the water's surface; also, a single wave; a billow; as, there was a high sea after the storm; the vessel shipped a sea..
Reunion :: Reunion (n.) A second union; union formed anew after separation, secession, or discord; as, a reunion of parts or particles of matter; a reunion of parties or sects..
Trental :: Trental (n.) An office and mass for the dead on the thirtieth day after death or burial.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief..
Elasticity :: Elasticity (n.) The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air..
Infra :: Infra (adv.) Below; beneath; under; after; -- often used as a prefix.
Sequence :: Sequence (n.) Simple succession, or the coming after in time, without asserting or implying causative energy; as, the reactions of chemical agents may be conceived as merely invariable sequences..
Undern :: Undern (n.) The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o'clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper..
Hereafter :: Hereafter (adv.) In time to come; in some future time or state.
Himself :: Himself (pron.) One's true or real character; one's natural temper and disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane mind (after unconsciousness, passion, delirium, or abasement); as, the man has come to himself..
Upcast :: Upcast (n.) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; -- distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft..
Twelfth-night :: Twelfth-night (n.) The evening of Epiphany, or the twelfth day after Christmas, observed as a festival by various churches..
Hail :: Hail (v. t.) To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address..
Quintan :: Quintan (a.) Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever..
Train :: Train (v.) That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after, something; that which is in the hinder part or rear..
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