What part of speech is aftershock?

Aftershock can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

Inflections

Noun

What does aftershock mean?

Definitions

Noun

aftershock - a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake

Examples of aftershock

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1. noun Five tremors in excess of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale have shaken Japan just this week, but scientists are warning that the largest expected aftershock has yet to hit.
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noun
Five tremors in excess of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale have shaken Japan just this week, but scientists are warning that the largest expected aftershock has yet to hit.

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