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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
2: the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory"

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1857 1. a glow remaining where a light has disappeared 2. a pleasant effect or feeling that lingers after something is done, experienced, or achieved <basking in the afterglow of success>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a light or radiance remaining after its source has disappeared or been removed.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. The afterglow is the glow that remains after a light has gone, for example after the sun has gone down. (LITERARY) ...the light of the sunset's afterglow. N-UNCOUNT: oft with poss 2. You can refer to the good feeling or effects that remain after an event as the afterglow. ...basking in the afterglow of their Champions League victory. N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n

Moby Thesaurus

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