"afterlength" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: afterlengths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} afterlength (plural afterlengths)
  1. (music, lutherie) The shorter length of string between the bridge and the tailpiece of a stringed instrument, on the other side from that which is usually played. Categories (topical): Lutherie, Music Synonyms: after length, after-length

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Alternative forms

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