A second opportunity or chance that comes after an initial opportunity or failure.
Compound of 'after' and 'chance' (from Old French cheance, 'outcome'). An archaic or rare term for second chances.
The concept of afterchance might seem obvious today, but in many historical and cultural contexts, you got one chance—in Victorian England, a woman's reputation gone meant her life was over. Our modern embrace of second chances is actually quite progressive.
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