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- US Pronunciation
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- [af-ter-lahyt, ahf-]
- /ˈæf tərˌlaɪt, ˈɑf-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [af-ter-lahyt, ahf-]
- /ˈæf tərˌlaɪt, ˈɑf-/
Definitions of afterlight word
- noun afterlight the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow. 1
- noun afterlight a view of past events; retrospect. 1
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Origin of afterlight
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; after + light1
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Parts of speech for Afterlight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
afterlight popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for afterlight
noun afterlight
- amendment — An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it.
- review — a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
- improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- modification — an act or instance of modifying.
Antonyms for afterlight
noun afterlight
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
- sunrise — a city in SE Florida.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
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