Meanings
aftercoming1
aftercoming2
- not comparableSucceeding, following.
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 Witnesses1 more example
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 - not comparablemedicineSpecifically, 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
Origin
aftercoming · noun
- Middle Englishaftercomyng
- Englishaftercoming
From Middle English aftercomyng, aftircomyng, equivalent to after- + coming.
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Full word history & related roots →aftercoming · adjective
- Middle Englishafter comyng
- Englishaftercoming
From Middle English after comyng, afthercomende, equivalent to after- + coming.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
aftercoming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftercoming
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