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afterglow

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: afterglow

1
n
a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
2
n
the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: afterglow
1

n a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset

Type of:
atmospheric phenomenon
a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
2

n the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event

“he basked in the afterglow of his victory”
Type of:
pleasantness
the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
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