Follow-on

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that follows as a natural or logical consequence, development, or progression. attributive, often

    "follow-on effects"

  2. 2
    an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings wordnet
  3. 3
    Baby formula (breast milk substitute) for slightly older infants.
  4. 4
    The act of a captain forcing the other side to bat again immediately after their first innings.

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consequenceeffectknock-on

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"In 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus developed the mathematics of the sun-centered solar system and caused a great shift in scientists' view of the universe. His work led to the recognition that Earth does indeed orbit the sun and to the follow-on speculation that other stars had planets circling them."

Etymology

Deverbal from follow on.

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