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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Math \Math\ (m[a^]th), noun [AS. m[=ae][eth]; akin to m[=a]wan to mow, G. mahd math. See {Mow} to cut (grass).] A mowing, or that which is gathered by mowing; -- chiefly used in composition; as, an aftermath. [Obs.]
The first mowing thereof, for the king's use, is wont to be sooner than the common math. --Bp. Hall.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
math
noun: a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement [syn: {mathematics}, {maths}]
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