See Also: aftermath(dictionary)
aftermath(dictionary)
AFTERMATH(law)

aftermath (iou)



aftermath noun. L15.
[from AFTER- + MATH noun1. Cf. LATTERMATH.]
A second or later mowing; a crop of grass growing after mowing or harvest. Now dial. L15.
J. Buchan Meadowland from which an aftermath of hay had lately been taken.
fig. An effect or condition arising from an (esp. unpleasant) event. M19.
W. S. Churchill The life and strength of Britain..will be tested to the full, not only in the war but in the aftermath of war. M. L. King The aftermath of nonviolence is the creation of the beloved community.