aftermath
UK /ˈɑːf.təˌmæθ/ · US /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/ noun
Forms aftermaths
- noun That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe. “In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.”
- noun (obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
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Etymology
From after- + math (“a mowing”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen. Holland.
Etymology [After + math. See Math.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “aftermath”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details