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aftercoming

aftercoming noun: a following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.

Noun

aftercoming (plural aftercomings)

  1. A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
    Synonyms:
    aftercome

Adjective

aftercoming (not comparable)

  1. Succeeding, following.
    • They establish (saith he) by the reason of their judgement, that whatsoever is reported of hell, or of after-comming paines, is but a fiction[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
    • I set them down here, that their names may be a stink and ill-savour to aftercoming generations, as apostate from the way of God[…].1718, John H Thompson, A Cloud of Witnesses
  2. Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
    • The most important aspect of an assisted vaginal breech delivery is careful delivery of the aftercoming head.2003, Pitkin, Peattie & Macgowan, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, page 41

aftercoming meaning in Tamil

aftercoming in Tamil

பின்வரும், பின்விளைவு, விளைவு

Synonyms of aftercoming

Antonyms

Forms of aftercoming

pluralaftercomings

Origin of aftercoming

From Middle English aftercomyng, aftircomyng, equivalent to after- + coming.

From Middle English after comyng, afthercomende, equivalent to after- + coming.

Questions about aftercoming

What does aftercoming mean?
Aftercoming means a following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
What is aftercoming in Tamil?
Aftercoming in Tamil is பின்வரும், பின்விளைவு, விளைவு. See Aftercoming meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aftercoming?
Aftercoming can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of aftercoming?
The plural of aftercoming is aftercomings.

Words near aftercoming in the dictionary

  1. afterclauses
  2. aftercome
  3. aftercomer
  4. aftercomers
  5. aftercomes
  6. aftercoming
  7. aftercomings
  8. afterconduct
  9. aftercontraction
  10. aftercontractions
  11. aftercool

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aftercoming (page history and authors); aftercoming (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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