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Definition of thereafter adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

thereafter

adverb

/ˌðeərˈɑːftə(r)/

/ˌðerˈæftər/

(formal)

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after the time or event mentioned
- She married at 17 and gave birth to her first child shortly thereafter.
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