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aftermath
What does aftermath mean?
aftermath (noun): the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce aftermath?
/ˈæftɚˌmæθ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does aftermath come from?
From after- + math (“a mowing”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “aftermath” mean?
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
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something that is representative of all such things in a group
Not quite: that's what example means.
the front opening of a creature through which food is ingested
Not quite: that's what mouth means.
an advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace
Not quite: that's what step means.
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