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afterpiece

[ af-ter-pees, ahf- ]

noun

  1. a short dramatic piece performed after a featured play.


afterpiece

/ ˈɑːftəˌpiːs /

noun

  1. a brief usually comic dramatic piece presented after a play
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of afterpiece1

First recorded in 1770–80; after + piece
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Example Sentences

On this fateful date, the feature had been completed and the afterpiece was being enacted.

There was an afterpiece to the play; what had very nearly been a tragedy developing into something resembling a farce.

The tragedy of the gallows was followed by a short afterpiece.

They waited for the afterpiece, enjoyed a pasty and a bottle of Beaune, and went away laughing cozily together.

He strolled into the Adelphi, and felt savage at the pathos of the play, and the fun of the afterpiece.

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