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afterpiece

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On this fateful date, the feature had been completed and the afterpiece was being enacted.

There was an afterpiece to the play; what had very nearly been a tragedy developing into something resembling a farce.

The tragedy of the gallows was followed by a short afterpiece.

They waited for the afterpiece, enjoyed a pasty and a bottle of Beaune, and went away laughing cozily together.

He strolled into the Adelphi, and felt savage at the pathos of the play, and the fun of the afterpiece.

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On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to afterpiece, such as: climax, conclusion, denouement, cessation, chaser, and close.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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