"afterstory" meaning in English

See afterstory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: afterstories [plural]
Etymology: From after- + story. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|after|story}} after- + story Head templates: {{en-noun}} afterstory (plural afterstories)
  1. A story told after the fact; an account of events which come after a story Synonyms: after-story, after story Related terms: aftertale, afterword

Inflected forms

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