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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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The gulf beyond was still silvery blue in the afterlight.

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

The sun had set some time since, but the landscape was still clear in the mellow afterlight.

From Anne of Green Gables by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

Beyond the bar the sea, calm and austere, dreamed in the afterlight.

From Anne's House of Dreams 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

A mellow afterlight was shining over sea and shore.

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

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