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afterlight

[ af-ter-lahyt, ahf- ]
/ ˈæf tərˌlaɪt, ˈɑf- /
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noun

the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow.
a view of past events; retrospect.

Words related to afterlight

amendment, review, alteration, improvement, modification, reconsideration, sunset, dusk, emendation, retrospect, correction, polish, revise, redaction, rectification, homework, redraft, rescript, retrospection, revisal

Words nearby afterlight

afterhearing, afterheat, afterimage, afterimpression, afterlife, afterlight, afterload, aftermarket, aftermath, aftermost, afternoon

Origin of afterlight

First recorded in 1890–95; after + light1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for afterlight

  • But it was evening now and the valley beneath us was brimmed up with the glow of the afterlight.

    The Golden Road|Lucy Maud Montgomery

  • Alppain had set, but the whole northern sky was plunged into the minor key by its afterlight.

    A Voyage to Arcturus|David Lindsay

  • My conduct, as well as yours, when we look at it calmly in an afterlight, was quite extraordinary.

    Castle Craneycrow|George Barr McCutcheon