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af·ter·thought

afterthought

 
pronunciation:
aef tr thawt
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Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: something not in an original plan or design.
A back porch was added onto the house as an afterthought.
definition 2: a thought that occurs after the conclusion of something, sometimes too late to be of use.
On an afterthought, she decided it would have been best to apologize.
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