noun [usuallysing.] (literary)
1 the light that is left in the sky after the sun has set:
the lingering sunset which left a distinctive purple afterglow
2 a warm pleasant feeling after a good experience:
He was basking in the afterglow of love.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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