Main Entry: af·ter·math

Pronunciation: \-ˌmath\

Function: noun

Etymology: ⁴after + math (mowing, crop)

Date: 1523

1 : a second-growth crop —called also rowen
2 : consequence, result <stricken with guilt as an aftermath of the accident>
3 : the period immediately following a usually ruinous event <in the aftermath of the war>