[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.