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    Which word meaning 'consequences' is derived from the term for a second or later harvest of grass in the same season?

    Question #12908. Asked by mort. (Jul 15 01 10:53 PM)


    l3i7l

    		l3i7l says:

    AFTERMATH
    Main Entry: af ter math
    Pronunciation: -'math
    Function: noun
    Etymology: after + math (mowing, crop)
    Date: 1523
    1 : a second-growth crop -- called also rowen
    2 : CONSEQUENCE, RESULT (stricken with guilt as an aftermath of the accident)
    3 : the period immediately following a usually ruinous event (in the aftermath of the war)
    http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

    Mon Jul 16 12:31:03 CDT 2001
    (To fix characters - McG)

    Mar 23 03, 2:00 AM

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