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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
fol·low-up       [fol-oh-uhp] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of following up.
2.an action or thing that serves to increase the effectiveness of a previous one, as a second or subsequent letter, phone call, or visit.
3.Also called follow. Journalism.
a.a news story providing additional information on a story or article previously published.
b.Also called sidebar, supplementary story. a minor news story used to supplement a related story of major importance. Compare feature story (def. 1), human-interest story, shirttail.
–adjective
4.designed or serving to follow up, esp. to increase the effectiveness of a previous action: a follow-up interview; a follow-up offer.
5.of or pertaining to action that follows an initial treatment, course of study, etc.: follow-up care for mental patients; a follow-up survey.
[Origin: 1920–25; n., adj. use of v. phrase follow up]
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fol·low-up or fol·low·up   (fŏl'ō-ŭp')
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of following up, as to further an end or review new developments: The follow-up is often as important as the initial contact in gaining new clients. The social worker's emphasis on followup reassured her clients.
  2. One that follows so as to further an end or increase effectiveness: The software was a successful follow-up to the original product.
  3. An article or a report giving further information on a previously reported item of news.

adj.   Intended to follow up, as to reinforce or evaluate previous action: a followup examination after the surgery.

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follow-up

noun
1. a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work; "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with" 
2. an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done 
3. a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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