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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

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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)

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

From Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

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

From The Golden Road 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)

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