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How to pronounce afterlife

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AAFterlaif

/ˈæf.tɚˌlaɪf/

3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

A life or existence that some people believe continues after a person dies.

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Meanings & examples

noun

A life or existence that some people believe continues after a person dies.

Many religions teach that the afterlife is real.

She hopes to see her parents again in the afterlife.

Common phrases & grammar

belief in the afterlife · life after death · a peaceful afterlife

believe in the afterlife

hope for an afterlife

nounless common

The continued life, use, or influence of something after its main period has ended.

The film found a new afterlife on streaming platforms.

The book had a long afterlife in university courses.

Common phrases & grammar

a new afterlife · a long afterlife · the afterlife of a book

the afterlife of + noun

find a new afterlife

Useful expressions

life after death

existence that continues after a person dies

She believes in life after death.