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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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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)

Meadows of sunset afterlight were behind the westerning hills.

From Rilla of Ingleside 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)

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

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

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