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Definition of next noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

next

noun
 
 
/nekst/
 
/nekst/
(usually the next)
[singular]
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  1. a person or thing that is next
    • One moment he wasn't there, the next he was.
    • the week after next
    • The next to appear was his wife.
    Word OriginOld English nēhsta ‘nearest’, superlative of nēah ‘nigh’; compare with Dutch naast and German nächste.
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