(adj.) 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' .
(adj.) 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' .
(adj.) of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; 'Late Greek' .
(adj.) having died recently; 'her late husband' .
(adj.) 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' .
(adv.) later than usual or than expected; 'the train arrived late'; 'we awoke late'; 'the children came late to school'; 'notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline'; 'I belatedly wished her a happy birthday'.
(adv.) at an advanced age or stage; 'she married late'; 'undertook the project late in her career'.
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