"ever after" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: en-au-ever after.ogg
Etymology: From Middle English ever afftir, evere aftir. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ever afftir}} Middle English ever afftir Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} ever after (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) forever, for eternity Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: forever Derived forms: happily ever after, happy ever after
    Sense id: en-ever_after-en-adv-bl5W3L3H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights:",
          "text": "I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the colour of my mind.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "text": "1992, Basic Instinct, written by Joe Eszterhas, Catherine and Nick played by (respectively) Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas\nCatherine: What do we do now, Nick?\nNick: Fuck like minks, raise rug rats, live happily ever after.\nCatherine: I hate rug rats.\nNick: Fuck like minks, forget the rug rats, and live happily ever after."
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        "(idiomatic) forever, for eternity"
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      "word": "forever"
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