aftermath

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From after + math < Old English māwan "to mow", German mahd "mowing". See mow.

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• IPA: /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/
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aftermath (plural aftermaths)

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.

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