Definitions
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- prefix With contrary, subordinate, or remote effect; denoting hindrance, set-back, inferiority, etc.
- prefix With adverbial or adjectival effect, forming compound words indicating something that comes
afterwards in spacial position or time. - prefix With prepositional effect, forming compound words denoting something which follows the second element of the compound.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The foursome met for an after- chapel breakfast every Sunday to trade opinions about the state of science.
An Engine of Perpetual Revolution By Alan Hirshfeld 2011
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*Participation in sports teams and physical activity clubs, often run before- and after- school, has positive effects on students'
John Thompson: Why Education "Reform" Could Bankrupt Us John Thompson 2011
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Ms. Chickie accused later that after- noon, replenishing her jaw with a pinch of snuff.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
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Ms. Chickie accused later that after- noon, replenishing her jaw with a pinch of snuff.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
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Ms. Chickie accused later that after- noon, replenishing her jaw with a pinch of snuff.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
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HSBC said last month it will reap a $2.4 billion after- tax gain from the sale its U.S. credit card division to Capital One Financial Corp. The company has also sold part of its Russian consumer banking unit and said it will shut 10 retail branches in Poland.
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Under Perry's proposal, 98 percent of people making more than $500,000 a year would receive tax cuts averaging $512,733, compared with what they are making today, boosting their after- tax incomes by 23.5 percent.
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It recorded a $74 million after- tax charge on the sale of lender Federal Trust Corp.
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Net income of $48.4 million included a $12 million after- tax gain on debt extinguishment linked to trading in the firm's own bonds and $2 million in expenses related to the company's acquisition of Prudential Bache.
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Canadian Pacific gained 6.9 percent to $69.01 in after- hours U.S. trading at 6:04 p.m.
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