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af·ter·life
(ăf′tər-līf′)n.
1. A life or existence believed to follow death.
2. The part of one's life that follows a particular event.
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afterlife
(ˈɑːftəˌlaɪf)n
life after death or at a later time in a person's lifetime
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af•ter•life
(ˈæf tərˌlaɪf, ˈɑf-)n.
1. life after death.
2. the later part of a person's life, as following retirement.
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| Noun | 1. |  afterlife - life after death lifespan, lifetime, life-time, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" kingdom come - the next world; "he nearly blew us to kingdom come" immortality - perpetual life after death |
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afterlife
noun life after death, heaven, paradise, nirvana (Buddhism, Hinduism), bliss, immortality, next world, Zion (Christianity), hereafter, Valhalla (Norse myth), Happy Valley, happy hunting ground (Native American legend), life to come, everlasting life, life everlasting, abode of God, Elysium or Elysian fields (Greek myth) The film is about proving the existence of an afterlife.
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afterlife
nounEndless life after death:
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