Late

Meaning

Adj

●

In Time:

Near the

a

of time.

●

Specifically,

the

the day.

●

Associated with the

a period.

●

Not

or

until after an

time.

●

Levied as a

on a

which has not

by a

deadline.

●

Not having had an

period.

●

In Death:

Deceased,

: used

when

the

person's

while

. (Generally must be

d by a

or an

,

"the"; see

. Can itself only

the person's

, never

it.)

●

Existing or

some

, but not now;

, or

of office.

●

Recent —

to the

it modifies.

●

In Astronomy:

Of

or

of

,

than the sun.

Noun

●

A

(scheduled work

) that

late in the day

or at night.

●

In Pathology:

Acronym of limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43

, a form of dementia.

Adv

●

After a

has

,

a

time.

●

Formerly, especially in the

of service in a

unit.

●

Not

; just now.

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Origin

late

English

late

Middle English (1100-1500)

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