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/nekst/ pronoun

Definition

the person or thing that follows the present person or thing: Who's next to see the nurse? Blue roses? Whatever next? (= What other strange things might happen?)
the weekend/week/Thursday, etc after next the weekend/week/Thursday, etc that follows the next one
(Definition of next pronoun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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