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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English aftercomyng, aftircomyng, equivalent to after- + coming.
Noun
aftercoming (plural aftercomings)
- A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
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Etymology 2
From Middle English after comyng, afthercomende, equivalent to after- + coming.
Adjective
aftercoming (not comparable)
- Succeeding, following.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes , book II, London: Val Simmes for Edward Blount , →OCLC: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 […].
1718, John H Thompson, A Cloud of Witnesses: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 […].
- (obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
2003, Pitkin, Peattie & Macgowan, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, page 41:The most important aspect of an assisted vaginal breech delivery is careful delivery of the aftercoming head.
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