Defn: A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or
Africans. "The knotty Africanisms . . . of the fathers." Milton.
AFRICANIZE
Af"ri*can*ize, v. t.
Defn: To place under the domination of Africans or negroes. [Amer.]
Bartlett.
AFRIT; AFRITE; AFREET
Af"rit, Af"rite(#), Af"reet(#), n. Etym: [Arab. 'ifrit.] (Moham.
Myth.)
Defn: A powerful evil jinnee, demon, or monstrous giant.
AFRONT
A*front", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + front.]
Defn: In front; face to face.
— prep. In front of. Shak.
AFT
Aft, adv. & a. Etym: [AS. æftan behind; orig. superl. of of, off. See
After.] (Naut.)
Defn: Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
AFTER Aft"er, a. Etym: [AS. æfter after, behind; akin to Goth. aftaro, aftra, backwards, Icel. aptr, Sw. and Dan. efter, OHG. aftar behind, Dutch and LG. achter, Gr. -ter is an old comparative suffix, in E. generally -ther (as in other), and after is a compar. of of, off. Of; cf. Aft.]