afterpiece

af·ter·piece

A0132200 (ăf′tər-pēs′)n. A short comic piece performed after a play, especially during the 1700s and 1800s.

afterpiece

(ˈɑːftəˌpiːs) n (Theatre) a brief usually comic dramatic piece presented after a play

af•ter•piece

(ˈæf tərˌpis, ˈɑf-)

n. a short comic piece performed after a featured play. [1770–80]

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afterpiece - a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a playpiece - an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"exode - a farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater