"before and after" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} before and after (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of before-and-after. Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: before-and-after
    Sense id: en-before_and_after-en-adj-6JEpb-3Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun [English]

Forms: before and afters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} before and after (plural before and afters)
  1. Alternative form of before-and-after. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: before-and-after
    Sense id: en-before_and_after-en-noun-6JEpb-3Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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