A burial place or tomb that comes after death, or a grave or monument constructed at a later time than original interment.
Compound of 'after' (Old English 'æfter') and 'grave' (Old English 'græf', from Proto-Germanic 'grabaz' meaning 'to dig'). Rare literary or archaic term.
In many cultures, the 'aftergrave' period—when families continued to visit and maintain burial sites—was as spiritually important as the funeral itself, with anniversary visits becoming annual rituals.
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