abbreviation of Latin manu scriptum (see manuscript); the plural is MSS, after the custom in Modern Latin.

"to leave an airplane after it lands," 1923; see de- + plane (n.2). Related: Deplaning.

"person appointed," 1768, after French appointé, from apointer "arrange, settle, place;" see appoint + -ee.

1570s, "pertaining to Elysium (q.v.), the abode of the blessed after death." Hence, "exquisitely happy, full of the highest bliss."

in book-binding, "blank leaves before and after the text of a book," 1818, from end (n.) + paper (n.).

early 15c., synnes, sinnes, a contraction of sithenes "since," from sithen (with adverbial genitive -es), from Old English siððan "afterward, from now on, hereafter, further, later, as soon as, after that," originally sið ðan "after that," from sið "after" (see sith) + ðan, weakened form of ðam, dative of ðæt (see that).

It was used from late 14c. as a conjunction, "from the time when, during the time after." As a preposition, "ever, from the time of," from 1510s; "from the time when," hence "as a consequence of the fact that." The modern spelling replaced syns, synnes 16c. to indicate a voiceless final -s- sound. The meaning "before now, ago," with some specifying word or phrase (long since, etc.) is from late 15c. Since when?, often expressing incredulity, is attested from 1907.

"having a definite purpose," 1871, formed after or from German tendenziös, from Tendenz "tendency," from Medieval Latin tendentia (see tendency).

also bio-chemical, "of or pertaining to the chemistry of life," 1840, after German biochemisch, from bio- "life" + chemical. Related: Biochemically.

"book-madness, a rage for collecting rare or unusual books," 1734, after French bibliomanie, from biblio- "book" + mania.

Old English þær æfter; see there + after. Similar formation in Dutch daarachter, Swedish derefter.