Definition of aftermath
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
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Examples of aftermath in a Sentence
the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill
Recent Examples of aftermath from the Web
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Berrios appeared before the County Board in the aftermath of a Tribune investigation that detailed widespread inequities created by the assessor's office work. in Berrios' work.
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Kansas lawmakers passed the new school finance formula before the end of the legislative session in the aftermath of that ruling.
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In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, as Wall Street banking has become an oligopoly, JPMorgan Chase’s global competition remains moribund.
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In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, as Wall Street banking has become an oligopoly, JPMorgan Chase’s global competition remains moribund.
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In the aftermath of the attack, while officers were securing a day room, two other inmates, Gary Deans and Donnel Jones, hit two officers in the neck, head and groin, Davies said.
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In the aftermath of the coup attempt, Turkey declared a state of emergency that has been in place for a year, which has allowed the government to rule by decrees.
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In the aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake in January 2010, cholera alone killed at least 10,000.
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But as Muslim Brotherhood organizations rose politically in the aftermath of these uprisings, Qatar charted a separate course and strongly backed these groups.
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Breaking Down aftermath
Aftermath dates to the late 1400s and was originally an agricultural term. Its two parts are transparent—but only if you're familiar with an ancient word math that is now used only in British dialectal English and that means "a mowing of a grass or hay crop" and also refers to the crop that is gathered. The original aftermath came, of course, after the math: it was historically the crop of (usually) grass cut, grazed, or plowed under after the first crop of the season from the same soil. It wasn't until the mid-late 1600s that aftermath developed its other meanings, both of which are now far more common than the first.
Origin and Etymology of aftermath
4after + math (mowing, crop)
AFTERMATH Defined for English Language Learners
aftermath
playDefinition of aftermath for English Language Learners
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: the period of time after a bad and usually destructive event
AFTERMATH Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of aftermath for Students
1 : a result or consequence She felt tired as an aftermath of the long race.
2 : the period of time following a bad and usually destructive event the aftermath of a hurricane
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