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follow-up

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follow-up
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ˈfollow-up1 adjective [only before noun]
done in order to find out more or do more about something ⇨ follow up:
    a follow-up study on children and poverty

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follow-up2 noun
1. [uncountable and countable] something that is done to make sure that earlier actions have been successful or effective ⇨ follow up:
    preventative treatment and follow-up several weeks later
2. [countable] a book, film, article etc that comes after another one that has the same subject or characters:
    Spielberg says he’s planning to do a follow-up next year.
    follow-up to
    a follow-up to their hit album