afteryears

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English

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Etymology

From after- +‎ years.

Noun

afteryears pl (plural only)

  1. subsequent years
    • 1922, Thomas Hardy, Her Song:
      I sang that song in summer, [] I sang it when in afteryears / The shades stretched out, / And paths were faint []