afterstroke
afterstroke · afterstrokes
A stroke which follows anotherA stroke which follows another
Meaning
4 senses(literally)A stroke which follows another
A counterblow; a return stroke
(broadly, figuratively)A payback
A type of grace note that appears after the subject note rather than before
Origin
From Middle English after-stroke, equivalent to after- + stroke.From Middle English after-stroke, equivalent to after- + stroke.
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Forms
plural: afterstrokesAntonyms
1 antonymstype of grace note:appoggiatura
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedforestroke