AFTERMATH


Meaning of AFTERMATH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌmath ]

noun

Etymology: after (IV) + 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.