aftermath

UK: /ˈɑːftə^rmɑːθ/ US: /ˈæftɚˌmæθ/ ,(af′tər math′, äf′-)

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af•ter•math /ˈæftɚˌmæθ/   n. [countable* usually singular]

1. something that follows from an event:
   in the aftermath of the war.

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af•ter•math  (af′tər math′, äf′-), n. 

1. something that results or follows from an event, esp. one of a disastrous or unfortunate nature;
   consequence:
   the aftermath of war; the aftermath of the flood.
2. a new growth of grass following one or more mowings, which may be grazed, mowed, or plowed under.

• 1515–25; after + math a mowing, Old English mǣth; cognate with Old High German mād (German Mahd); akin to mow¹

Synonyms

• 1. outcome, result, upshot.

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aftermath / ˈɑːftəˌmɑːθ -ˌmæθ/ noun

1. signs or results of an event or occurrence considered collectively, esp of a catastrophe or disaster: the aftermath of war
2. a second mowing or crop of grass from land that has already yielded one crop earlier in the same year

Etymology: 16th Century: after + math a mowing, from Old English mæth