English Explanatory Dictionary

afterstroke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stroke which follows another
  2. A counterblow; a return stroke
  3. A payback
  4. A type of grace note that appears after the subject note rather than before

Word forms

afterstroke afterstrokes after-stroke

Etymology

From Middle English after-stroke, equivalent to after- + stroke.

Antonyms

appoggiatura

Related words

forestroke
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