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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.

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Origin of afterlight

First recorded in 1890–95; after + light¹

Words nearby afterlight

afterheat, after-hours, afterimage, afterimpression, afterlife, afterlight, afterload, aftermarket, after mast, aftermath, aftermost

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How to use afterlight in a sentence

My conduct, as well as yours, when we look at it calmly in an afterlight, was quite extraordinary.
Castle Craneycrow|George Barr McCutcheon
The deodars sank waist deep into filmy shadow, and the yellow afterlight lay silently among the branches.
The Pool in the Desert|Sara Jeanette Duncan
The sun had set some time since, but the landscape was still clear in the mellow afterlight.
Anne Of Green Gables|Lucy Maud Montgomery
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