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单词 afterpiece
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Definition of afterpiece in English:

afterpiece

noun ˈɑːftəpiːsˈaftəpiːs
  • 1Any additional item that follows a main work; (Theatre) an additional entertainment, spoken or sung, usually but not invariably comic, intended to be performed after a play or other theatrical work (now historical).

  • 2Nautical. A piece of timber attached to the main-piece of a rudder; the heel of a rudder. Also: the part of a ship's keel nearest to the stern. Now chiefly historical.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Henry More (1614–1687), philosopher, poet, and theologian. From after- + piece.

Definition of afterpiece in US English:

afterpiece

noun
  • 1Any additional item that follows a main work; (Theatre) an additional entertainment, spoken or sung, usually but not invariably comic, intended to be performed after a play or other theatrical work (now historical).

  • 2Nautical. A piece of timber attached to the main-piece of a rudder; the heel of a rudder. Also: the part of a ship's keel nearest to the stern. Now chiefly historical.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Henry More (1614–1687), philosopher, poet, and theologian. From after- + piece.

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