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a·près

 (ä′prā, ăp′rā)
prep.
After. Often used in combination: an après-dinner entertainment; a concert après dinner.

[French, from Old French, from Late Latin ad pressum : ad, to; see ad- + pressum, nearby (from neuter of Latin pressus, past participle of premere, to press closely; see press1).]
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après

(ˈæpreɪ)
prep
after
[French]
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a•près

(ˈɑ preɪ, ˈæp reɪ)
prep.
after; following (used in combination): après-tennis clothes.
[1955–60; extracted from après-ski < French]
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