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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)

Meadows of sunset afterlight were behind the westerning hills.

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

There followed the wonderful afterlight that a short, drenching rain leaves behind it—a hush of light, deeply pervasive and friendly.

From More Jonathan Papers by Morris, Elisabeth Woodbridge

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)