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   following

   /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/

   preposition

   • 1. coming after or as a result of: "police are hunting for two men following a spate of robberies in the area"

   noun

   • 1. a body of supporters or admirers: "he attracted a worldwide following"
   • 2. what follows or comes next: "the following are both grammatically correct sentences"

   adjective

   • 1. next in time: "the following day there was a ceremony in St Peter's Square" Similar nextensuingsucceedingsubsequentsuccessivearchaic:afterOpposite preceding
   • ▪ about to be mentioned: "you are required to provide us with the following information" Similar upcomingabout to be mentionedabout to be specifiedfurther onbelowunderneathat the endformal:hereunderhereinafterOpposite aforementioned
   • 2. (of a wind) blowing in the same direction as the course of a vessel etc.

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • F

     4

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • W

     4

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

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