adj
Pertaining to a residual sense impression immediately following a stimulus, as with an afterimage
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(stenoscript) Abbreviation of after. [Behind; later in time; following.]
adj
Pronunciation spelling of after. [(dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent]
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Behind; later in time; following.
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Alternative spelling of aftertaste [A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.]
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(of a report, analysis, etc.) Written retrospectively on a given sequence of goal-oriented actions previously taken, especially if by the author himself.
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Alternative form of afterburthen [(obsolete) Afterbirth.]
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Alternative form of afterclap [(archaic) An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.]
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Alternative form of aftercomer [One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.]
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Alternative form of aftercost [(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.]
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An effect; especially, one that is experienced only after a delay, or only in the long term.
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Alternative spelling of aftergame [(archaic) A second game played to reverse the outcome of the first; the means employed after the first turn of affairs.]
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Alternative spelling of afterglow. [The glow seen in the sky after sunset.]
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Alternative form of afterimage [An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.]
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Any sensation that persists after the stimulus has ceased.
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(archaic) The next day; tomorrow.
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Alternative spelling of afterpotential [A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.]
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Alternative spelling of aftershave [a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving]
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Alternative spelling of aftershock. [An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").]
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Alternative spelling of aftertaste [A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.]
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Alternative spelling of after the fact
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Alternative form of aftertime [A later time; the future.]
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Alternative spelling of afterwit [Wisdom which comes after the event.]
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Alternative spelling of afteryears. [subsequent years]
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An age occurring afterwards; a later era.
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Something that lingers after it is bitten, especially a smatch or flavour; aftertaste.
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The afterpart of a vehicle.
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Of later birth; younger.
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Alternative form of afterburthen [(obsolete) Afterbirth.]
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The burning of further calories after the end of a period of vigorous exercise.
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(business, frequently attributive) Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
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(dated) The career that follows a particular experience or stage in a person's life; later career.
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(archaic) An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
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(archaic, Scotland) A subsequent result; consequence.
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One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
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A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
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(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
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(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
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(especially in plural) one of a series of "copycat" crimes that follow an initial one
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(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
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Alternative form of afterdeal [Disadvantage.]
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Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
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An event that follows something; a subsequent or later event.
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A lesser religious festival that follows another more significant festival.
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A feeling experienced after and as a result of something, e.g. a sensation left in the mouth by a drink.
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(archaic) A second game played to reverse the outcome of the first; the means employed after the first turn of affairs.
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The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown.
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(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
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(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
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(Scotland, obsolete) Afterward.
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An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
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afterimages collectively
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Alternative spelling of after-impression [Any sensation that persists after the stimulus has ceased.]
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(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
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The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of a cultural production such as a film, book, etc.
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(Scotland, rare) Coming after; later; subsequent; of later date; late in order of time or succession.
n
A retrospective or secondary look; a backward look or glance; a review.
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That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
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(obsolete) Most recent.
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A designation which comes after a name, similar to, yet not necessarily equivalent to one's last name
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The state or quality of being or coming after.
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Alternative spelling of after-party [A party that happens after an official, often public, party or event.]
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perception of something, such as a sound or image, that is no longer present
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(now chiefly historical) An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor entertainment performed after a play.
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A pulse (of energy) that follows some other event
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(business) Alternative form of aftersale [(business) After the sale of a product.]
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(transitive, uncommon, obsolete) To see or witness after the fact or event; see in hindsight or retrospectively.
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A delayed sensation; one arising significantly later than the stimulus that caused it.
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A perception that follows an experience; a subsequent sense.
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That which is positioned after or behind.
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(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
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(television) A talk show that discusses another television show that has already aired.
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An indication of a prior event or condition; a lingering sign or mark; that which remains
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A smile that follows something.
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(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
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A story told after the fact; an account of events which come after a story
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The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.
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(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
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A later time; the future.
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(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
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A type or figure which comes after or ensues another, often in semblance to or in imitation of them; a copy
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An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
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Alternative form of afterwardsness [(psychoanalysis) The concept that an earlier event in one's life can later acquire a meaning.]
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(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
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(psychoanalysis) The concept that an earlier event in one's life can later acquire a meaning.
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A wave (in literal and figurative senses) that follows something.
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(US, dialect) Afterwards.
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A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
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A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.
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Alternative spelling of ex post [(of financial returns etc) actual]
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Alternative form of ex post facto [Retroactive.]
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Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.
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Consideration or questioning of events or decisions after they have occurred.
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(anthropology) Having characteristics of a liminal experience, but optional and not involving the resolution of a personal crisis.
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The fraudulent placing of a bet after the time when no more bets should be taken.
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Around (before and/or after) a meal
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Alternative form of postscriptum [(rare) A thing that has been written afterwards; something appended in writing.]
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Alternative form of postdate [(transitive) To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time]
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One's second or subsequent career; often specifically the phase of life following a professional athletic career
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(transitive, formal, rare) To come after (something or someone) chronologically.
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(parapsychology) retrocognition
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(obsolete) postdated; made or done after the date assigned.
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The construction of past conditions by relying on the present
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The condition of being posterior (in any sense)
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Alternative form of post-factual [Synonym of post-truth]
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(computing) In text processing systems, a pattern of text that is expected to occur after the portion of interest.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see posting, date.
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An opinion or bias acquired after the fact, or after a given event.
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(transitive) To place afterward.
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(grammar) Placed after another term in a phrase.
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The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after.
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Something that is required at the conclusion of some part of a process.
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(countable) An addition to a story, play, etc. after its completion.
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Alternative form of premorse [(botany) Terminated abruptly, or as if bitten off.]
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The quality of being premorbid.
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Alternative form of premolt [Before a molt (shedding of skin).]
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Alternative spelling of preemie [(informal) A baby that has been born prematurely]
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The period before the onset of senility.
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Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired.
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After the first occurrence but before the third.
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The image of something seen that persists after the eyes are closed.
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Harm or damage before a matter is concluded.
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