Complete Definition of "aftermath"

Image:CoveredRedCarLower9th.jpg|thumb|right|The aftermath of a storm and flood.
English

Etymology
From after + math < OE. m; akin to m&macr;wan "to mow", German mahd "mowing". See mow.

Pronunciation
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Noun
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  1. obsolete, or farmers' jargon: A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
  2. Hence; that which happens after, that which follows. Has a 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.

Translations
trans-top|a second mowing
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trans-top|that which happens after, that which follows
Finnish: jälkivaikutus, jälkiseuraus
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webster

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Revision and Credits for"aftermath"
  • 2007-10-28 23:59 - EncycloPetey - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/24.155.112.161|24.155.112.161]] ([[User_talk:24.155.112.161|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:VolkovBot|VolkovBot]]

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