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after taste

after taste is the alternative spelling of aftertaste.

Meaning of aftertaste

Noun

aftertaste (plural aftertastes)

  1. A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.
    • Canopy 19 is perfectly placed
      For the reasonably frightening fall from the aftertaste
      You'll have to slip away, I am unhappy to say
      Behold as the crook in the hammock plays2009, Alex Turner, “Pretty Visitors”, in Humbug (album), performed by Arctic Monkeys
  2. The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.
    • Many people think certain artificial sweeteners have an unpleasant aftertaste.
  3. finish.

Forms of after taste

pluralafter tastes

Questions about after taste

What is after taste the alternative spelling of?
After taste is the alternative spelling of aftertaste.

Words near after taste in the dictionary

  1. after one's own heart
  2. after one's own soul
  3. after Saturday comes Sunday
  4. after school special
  5. after school specials
  6. after taste
  7. after tastes
  8. after the fact
  9. after the jump
  10. after the Lord Mayor's show
  11. after us the deluge

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