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aftermath
[ af-ter-math, ahf- ]
/ ˈæf tərˌmæθ, ˈɑf- /
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noun
something that results or follows from an event, especially one of a disastrous or unfortunate nature; consequence: the aftermath of war; the aftermath of the flood.
a new growth of grass following one or more mowings, which may be grazed, mowed, or plowed under.
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British Dictionary definitions for aftermath
aftermath
/ (ˈɑːftəˌmɑːθ, -ˌmæθ) /
noun
signs or results of an event or occurrence considered collectively, esp of a catastrophe or disasterthe aftermath of war
agriculture a second mowing or crop of grass from land that has already yielded one crop earlier in the same year
Word Origin for aftermath
C16: after + math a mowing, from Old English mæth
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