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aft

/æft/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The stern portion of a vessel.
  2. Located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
  3. At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
  4. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
  5. The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
  6. A party or social event held in the afternoon.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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