WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
af•ter•light
(af′tər līt′, äf′-),USA pronunciation n.
- Meteorologythe light visible in the sky after sunset;
afterglow. - a view of past events;
retrospect.
- after + light1 1890–95
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