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af⋅ter⋅taste

  [af-ter-teyst, ahf-]
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–noun
1. a taste remaining after the substance causing it is no longer in the mouth.
2. the remaining sensation following an unpleasant experience, incident, etc.: the aftertaste of a bad marriage.
Origin:
1820–30; after + taste
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af·ter·taste   (āf'tər-tāst')   
n.  

  1. A taste persisting in the mouth after the substance that caused it is no longer present.

  2. A feeling that remains after an event or experience, especially one that was unpleasant.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: af·ter·taste
Pronunciation: -"tAst
Function: noun
: persistence of a sensation (as of flavor or an emotion) after the stimulatingagent or experience has gone
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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aftertaste af·ter·taste (āf'tər-tāst')
n.
A taste persisting in the mouth after the substance that caused it is no longer present.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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