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aftermath Definition


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aftermath
noun
    1. Circumstances that follow and are a result of something, especially a great and terrible event.
      Thesaurus: fallout, upshot, outcome, wake, repercussion, consequences, results, after-effects, end, backwash.
Etymology: 16c, meaning ‘second mowing': from Anglo-Saxon mæth mowing.



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