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Following vs Aftercoming - What's the difference?

following | aftercoming |

As adjectives the difference between following and aftercoming

is that following is coming next, either in sequence or in time while aftercoming is succeeding, following.

As nouns the difference between following and aftercoming

is that following is a group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage while aftercoming is a following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.

As a preposition following

is after, subsequent to.

following

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
  • * 1835 , Sir , Sir (James Clark Ross), Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1 , pp.284-5
    • Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
  • About to be specified.
  • (of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.

    • Usage notes

    (Senses 1, 2) When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the'', and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. You can put it before a cardinal like ''the following two remarks'' instead of ''the two following remarks .

    Antonyms

    * abovementioned * aforementioned * aforesaid

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • After, subsequent to.
    • Following the meeting, we all had a chat.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
    • He had a loyal following .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Jon Smith , title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=And White Hart Lane was stunned when Rovers scored just five minutes after the restart in front of their away following .}}
  • Something to be mentioned immediately later. Used with the definite article the .
    • The following is a recommendation letter from the president.
  • Vocation; business; profession.

    • Statistics

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    aftercoming

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.

    • Synonyms

    *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Succeeding, following.
  • *, II.12:
  • *:They establish (saith he) by the reason of their judgement, that whatsoever is reported of hell, or of after-comming paines, is but a fiction.
  • *1718 , John H Thompson, A Cloud of Witnesses :
    • I set them down here, that their names may be a stink and ill-savour to aftercoming generations, as apostate from the way of God.
  • (obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
  • *2003 , Pitkin, Peattie & Macgowan, Obstetrics and Gynaecology , p.41:
  • *:The most important aspect of an assisted vaginal breech delivery is careful delivery of the aftercoming head.