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Meaning of Aftermath | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ

Definitions

  1. A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; lattermath.
  2. That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

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Examples

“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).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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