aftercoming
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English aftercomyng, aftircomyng, equivalent to after- + coming.
Noun
aftercoming (plural aftercomings)
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Etymology 2
From Middle English after comyng, afthercomende, equivalent to after- + coming.
Adjective
aftercoming (not comparable)
- Succeeding, following.
- 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in The Essayes, […], book II, printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
- 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 […].
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- (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, p.41:
- The most important aspect of an assisted vaginal breech delivery is careful delivery of the aftercoming head.
- 2003, Pitkin, Peattie & Macgowan, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, p.41:
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