AFTERPIECE

afterpiece

(noun) a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

afterpiece (plural afterpieces)

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

(nautical) The heel of a rudder.

Source: Wiktionary


Aft"er*piece`, n.

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

2. (Naut.)

Definition: The heel of a rudder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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