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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event);
- Example: "the aftermath of war"
- Example: "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
[syn: aftermath, wake, backwash]

2. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual;
[syn: consequence, aftermath]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aftermath \Aft"er*math\, n. [After + math. See Math.] A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aftermath n 1: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" [syn: aftermath, wake, backwash] 2: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual [syn: consequence, aftermath]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

51 Moby Thesaurus words for "aftermath": afterbirth, afterclap, aftercrop, aftereffect, afterglow, aftergrowth, afterimage, afterpain, aftertaste, bearing, bumper crop, by-product, causation, conclusion, consequence, crop, descendant, dynasty, effect, event, eventuality, fruit, harvest, heir, issue, line, lineage, make, offspring, outcome, output, placenta, posterity, proceeds, produce, product, production, remainder, residual, residuum, result, second crop, secundines, sequel, side effect, successor, track, trail, vintage, wake, yield
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

AFTERMATH. A right to have the last crop of grass or pasturage. 1 Chit. Pr. 181.