Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aftercrime

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
af-ter-crime
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

one of a series of "copycat" crimes that follow an initial one

Etymology

From after- + crime.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

aftercrimes (plural)

Questions

What does aftercrime mean?
one of a series of "copycat" crimes that follow an initial one
Where does aftercrime come from?
From after- + crime.

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