Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afterset

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: af-ter-set
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which is positioned after or behind.

noun

A set or stage which is located behind another; a film industry lounge.

adj

Pertaining to an object or material state (such as concrete, paint, moulding, etc) after it has set.

Example Sentences

"Mnemonically and semantically, an afterset consists of all those elements which can correctly be written after a given element, a foreset of those which can correctly be written before it."
"They were led to a suite in the back of the building where they could relax and mingle before the afterset. A group of industry people were already waiting inside the room."
"But then they had to prove me wrong 'Cause later on that night after we did the show We went back to the afterset and wouldn't ya know Yeah, Bloods and Crips start scrappin' and shootin' [...]"
"Their use avoids the necessity of drilling into the floor duct at each point where a floor outlet is desired, in order to place an afterset insert."

Etymology

From after- + set.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: after

Inflected Forms

aftersets (plural)

Antonyms

foreset

Questions

What does afterset mean?: That which is positioned after or behind.
Where does afterset come from?: From after- + set.

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