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Meaning of aftermath

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

aftermath

Pronunciation:/ˈæf.təˌmæθ//ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.

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

    Example: In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.