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Meaning
Noun
●
In 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.
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Origin
aftermath
English
after-
English
math
English
math
Middle English (1100-1500)
mæþ
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Aftereffects
Fallout
Devastation
Wreckage
Carnage
Tragedy
Outcome
Wake
Repercussions
Impact
Crisis
Ensuing
Horrors
Effect
Disaster
Suddenness
Effects
Victims
End
Occurrence
Brutality
Denouement
Legacy
War
Turmoil
Result
Midst
Epicentre
Culmination
Holocaust
Ramifications
Onset
Horror
Tragic
Defeat
Outbreak
Situation
Beginning
Severity
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