aftermath

Definition

A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; lattermath.

Etymology

From after- + math (“a mowing”).

Example Sentences

• "They were cutting aftermath on all sides, which gave the neighbourhood, this gusty autumn morning, an untimely smell of hay."
• "In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting."
• "Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones)."