"happy ever after" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: happy ever afters [plural]
Etymology: From happily ever after. Etymology templates: {{m|en|happily ever after}} happily ever after Head templates: {{en-noun}} happy ever after (plural happy ever afters)
  1. (authorship) A happy ending; a good fate, life, or ending to a story.
    Sense id: en-happy_ever_after-en-noun-dJdzTIR9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: authorship, broadcasting, communications, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing

Inflected forms

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