Aftermath Definition
ăftər-măth
noun
A consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune.
Famine as an aftermath of drought.
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A second crop, as of grass, that grows after an earlier mowing.
Webster's New World
A period of time following a disastrous event.
In the aftermath of war.
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A consequence of, or a state of affairs resulting from, something, esp. something destructive or unpleasant.
Webster's New World
A second growth or crop in the same season, as of grass after mowing.
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Other Word Forms of Aftermath
Noun
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aftermath
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aftermathsOrigin of Aftermath
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From after- + math (“a mowing”), from Old English mæþ (“a mowing”), from Proto-Germanic *madą, *maþō, *maþwō, *mēdō (“a mowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *(a)mē- (“to mow”). Cognate with Dutch made, mad (“area of ground cleared by a sickle”), German Mahd (“mowing”). Related to Old English māwan (“to mow”). See mow, meadow.
From Wiktionary
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after obsolete math mowing (from Old English mǣth mē-4 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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