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Followup Definition & Meaning

followup
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

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What does followup mean?
a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work; "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with" an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
What part of speech is followup?
Followup is a noun.
How many definitions does followup have?
Followup has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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