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Grep of noun later dilater elater electroplater idolater inflater lateral lateral cerebral sulcus lateral condyle lateral epicondyle lateral epicondylitis lateral geniculate body lateral humeral epicondylitis lateral line lateral line organ lateral pass lateral rectus lateral rectus muscle lateral thinking lateral ventricle lateralisation laterality lateralization laterite plater sea slater slater Overview of adj later The adj later has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (16) future, later ulterior -- (coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument") 2. (3) later last latter -- (more advanced in time or nearer to the end in a sequence; "these latter days"; "the latter (or last) part of the book"; "latter (or later) part of the 18th century") 3. late, later -- (at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child") Overview of adj late The adj late has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (34) late -- (being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast") 2. (4) belated, late, tardy -- (after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments") 3. (3) late, recent -- (of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal") 4. (3) late -- (having died recently; "her late husband") 5. (2) late -- ((linguistics) of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek") 6. (1) late, later -- (at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child") 7. former, late, previous -- ((used especially of persons) of to the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House") Overview of adv later The adv later has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (108) subsequently, later afterwards, afterward, after later on -- (happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that") 2. (19) by and by later -- (at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later") 3. later -- (comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did") Antonyms of adj later 3 senses of later Sense 1 future(postnominal), later(postnominal), ulterior INDIRECT (VIA subsequent) -> antecedent, preceding Sense 2 later(postnominal), last(postnominal), latter(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA middle, late) -> early INDIRECT (VIA late, early) -> middle Sense 3 late (vs. early), later(postnominal) Antonyms of adj late 7 senses of late Sense 1 late (vs. early) (vs. middle) early (vs. middle) (vs. late) => aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial => advance(postnominal), beforehand(prenominal) => archean, archaean => archeozoic, archaeozoic => azoic => earlier, earliest => earlyish => matutinal => premature, untimely => previous(prenominal), premature => proterozoic => proto(postnominal) => wee middle (vs. late) (vs. early) => intervening => mid(postnominal) Sense 2 belated, late, tardy INDIRECT (VIA unpunctual) -> punctual Sense 3 late(postnominal), recent INDIRECT (VIA future, past) -> present INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future Sense 4 late(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA dead) -> alive Sense 5 late (vs. early) (vs. middle) early (vs. middle) (vs. late) => Old middle (vs. late) (vs. early) Sense 6 late (vs. early), later(postnominal) early (vs. late) => archaic, primitive => baby, new young => beginning(postnominal), novice(postnominal) => crude, primitive, rude => embryo(postnominal), embryonic, embryotic, in embryo => incipient, inchoate => precocious Sense 7 former(postnominal), late(postnominal), previous(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA future, past) -> present INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future Similarity of adj later 3 senses of later Sense 1 future(postnominal), later(postnominal), ulterior => subsequent (vs. antecedent) Sense 2 later(postnominal), last(postnominal), latter(postnominal) => late (vs. early) (vs. middle) Sense 3 late (vs. early), later(postnominal) => advanced(postnominal) => tardive Similarity of adj late 7 senses of late Sense 1 late (vs. early) (vs. middle) => advanced, ripe => after-hours => in arrears(prenominal) => later(postnominal), last(postnominal), latter(postnominal) => latish => posthumous Sense 2 belated, late, tardy => unpunctual (vs. punctual) Sense 3 late(postnominal), recent => past (vs. present) (vs. future) Sense 4 late(postnominal) => dead (vs. alive) Sense 5 late (vs. early) (vs. middle) => Modern, New => New Sense 6 late (vs. early), later(postnominal) => advanced(postnominal) => tardive Sense 7 former(postnominal), late(postnominal), previous(postnominal) => past (vs. present) (vs. future) Attributes of adj later Attributes of adj late 1 of 7 senses of late Sense 1 late (vs. early) (vs. middle) => timing Familiarity of adj later later used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Familiarity of adj late late used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj later later lateral Grep of adj late aciculate alate alveolate angulate annulate apiculate appellate areolate arillate articulate auriculate barbellate biflagellate biloculate blate bracteolate bullate calceolate calyculate campanulate canaliculate cancellate capsulate carpellate carunculate catenulate chelate chocolate coagulate correlate crenelate crenellate crenulate cupulate denticulate desolate disconsolate edentulate emasculate etiolate faveolate fistulate flagellate foliolate geniculate immaculate inarticulate inviolate lanceolate late lateen lateen-rigged latent later lateral latest lingulate maculate mandibulate nonparticulate nonreticulate oblanceolate oblate operculate orbiculate ossiculate paniculate papillate particulate pedunculate pistillate prolate pustulate reticulate serrulate spatulate stellate trabeculate triangulate trifoliolate tuberculate umbelate umbellate unarticulate undulate unguiculate ungulate uniovulate urceolate vacuolate vermiculate verticillate Overview of adj later The adj later has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (16) future, later ulterior -- (coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument") 2. (3) later last latter -- (more advanced in time or nearer to the end in a sequence; "these latter days"; "the latter (or last) part of the book"; "latter (or later) part of the 18th century") 3. late, later -- (at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child") Overview of adj late The adj late has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (34) late -- (being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast") 2. (4) belated, late, tardy -- (after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments") 3. (3) late, recent -- (of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal") 4. (3) late -- (having died recently; "her late husband") 5. (2) late -- ((linguistics) of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek") 6. (1) late, later -- (at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child") 7. former, late, previous -- ((used especially of persons) of to the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House") Overview of adv later The adv later has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (108) subsequently, later afterwards, afterward, after later on -- (happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that") 2. (19) by and by later -- (at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later") 3. later -- (comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did")
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