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"(rare or no longer productive) With contrary, subordinate, or remote effect; denoting hindrance, setback, inferiority, etc."
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"text": "after-limb, after-ship, afterdeck (examples from )"
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"With adverbial or adjectival effect, forming compound words indicating something that comes afterwards in spacial position."
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"_dis1": "12 72 9 7",
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"text": "afterglow, aftershock, afterthought (examples from )"
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"text": "afterbirth, afterlife, afternoon (examples from )"
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"With prepositional effect, forming compound words denoting follows and is a result of the second element of the compound."
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