afterpiece

Other forms: afterpieces

Definitions of afterpiece
  1. noun
    a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
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    types:
    exode
    a farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater
    type of:
    piece
    an artistic or literary composition
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