Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete, or farmers' jargon) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.

That which happens after, that which follows. Has a strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.

Noun

(en noun)

The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction

The collection of academic papers published in the context of an academic conference

Progress or movement from one thing to another.

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A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction; as, an illegal proceeding; a cautious or a violent proceeding.

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The proceedings of the high commission.

Plural'', see ''proceedings .