"after-effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: after-effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} after-effect (plural after-effects)
  1. An effect; especially, one that is experienced only after a delay, or only in the long term. Coordinate_terms: side-effect
    Sense id: en-after-effect-en-noun-KQMNmR22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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