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Synonyms
af·ter·math (ăf́tər-măth́)

[after, + obsolete math, mowing (from Old English mǣth; see mē-4).]

noun 

  1. A consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune: famine as an aftermath of drought.
  2. A period of time following a disastrous event: in the aftermath of war.
  3. A second growth or crop in the same season, as of grass after mowing.