Afterword
Afterword noun - A part added at the end of a book or periodical.
Usage example: the author included an afterword about developments in cancer treatment since the book was written
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Synonyms for Afterword
Excursus
Excursus noun - A part added at the end of a book or periodical.
Usage example: this biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine contains an interesting excursus on the status of women in the Middle Ages
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Synonyms for Excursus
Afterword and excursus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afterword" instead a noun "Excursus".
Nearby Word: excursion
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Related pairs
- attachment and afterword
- attachment and excursus
- addition and afterword
- addition and excursus
- adjunct and afterword
- adjunct and excursus
- addendum and afterword
- addendum and excursus
- appendage and afterword
- appendage and excursus
- supplement and afterword
- supplement and excursus
- appendix and afterword
- appendix and excursus
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Excursus and Afterword. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterword/excursus
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Excursus or Afterword. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterword/excursus.
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