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following
A	noun
	1	pursuit, chase, following
			the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move ╚pursuit, chase, following ╚stalk; stalking ╚shadowing; tailing ╚trailing; tracking
	2	following, followers
			a group of followers or enthusiasts
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚multitude; masses; mass; hoi polloi; people ╚following, followers ╚fandom ╚faithful ╚claque
B	adjective
	1	following(a), undermentioned
			about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items"

	2	following, next
			immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

	3	following
			going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps"

	4	following(a)
			in the desired direction; "a following wind"

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