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afterlight

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

noun

  1. the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow.

  2. a view of past events; retrospect.


Etymology

Origin of afterlight

First recorded in 1890–95; after + light 1

Example Sentences

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Through an open corner on the western side I saw the sky all silvery blue in the afterlight.

From Further Chronicles of Avonlea by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

The gulf beyond was still silvery blue in the afterlight.

From Rilla of Ingleside by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

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

From A Voyage to Arcturus by Lindsay, David

A mellow afterlight was shining over sea and shore.

From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

The deodars sank waist deep into filmy shadow, and the yellow afterlight lay silently among the branches.

From The Pool in the Desert by Duncan, Sara Jeannette