afterlife

[ af-ter-lahyf, ahf- ]
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noun
  1. Also called future life. life after death.

  2. the later part of a person's life: the remarkably productive afterlife of Thomas Jefferson.

Origin of afterlife

1
First recorded in 1585–95; after + life

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afterlife

/ (ˈɑːftəˌlaɪf) /


noun
  1. life after death or at a later time in a person's lifetime

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