thereafter
Meaning
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After that, from then on; thenceforth.
Synonyms
after that
and so
after it
from that time on
beyond that
as from
after this
afer that
on and after
after doing that
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þǣræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there + after. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerätter (“thereafter”), West Frisian dêrefter (“behind that; thereafter”), Dutch daarachter (“behind that; thereafter”), German Low German daarachter (“behind that”), Danish derefter (“thereafter”), Swedish därefter (“thereafter”).
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