how to pronounce afterlife

/ˈæftɚˌlaɪf/

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afterlife is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of afterlife in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… first life and this is my afterlife is …”

meanings of afterlife

noun:

Life after death.
The place believed to be inhabited by deceased people.

afterlife frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word afterlife occurs in english on average 2.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.