AFTERMATH

consequence, aftermath

(noun) the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

aftermath, wake, backwash

(noun) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); “the aftermath of war”; “in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

aftermath (plural aftermaths)

(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.

That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

Anagrams

• hamfatter

Source: Wiktionary


Aft"er*math, n. Etym: [After + math. See Math.]

Definition: A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen. Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 December 2024

SUNGLASSES

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