next
1. next \'nekst\ aj [ME, fr. OE ni-ehst, superl. of ne-ah nigh - more at
NIG]H : immediately preceding or following : NEAREST
2. next av 1: in the time, place, or order nearest or immediately
succeeding 2: on the first occasion to come
3. next \(')nekst\ pp : nearest or adjacent to
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