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1. having died recently (adj.all)
| similar | : | dead, |
| definition | : | no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life (adj.all) |
2. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time (adj.all)
| similar | : | advanced, ripe, |
| definition | : | far along in time (adj.all) |
| similar | : | after-hours, |
| definition | : | after closing time especially a legally established closing time (adj.all) |
| similar | : | latish, |
| definition | : | somewhat late (adj.all) |
| similar | : | posthumous, |
| definition | : | occurring or coming into existence after a person's death (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | timing, |
| definition | : | the time when something happens (noun.attribute) |
3. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development (adj.all)
| similar | : | advanced, |
| definition | : | comparatively late in a course of development (adj.all) |
| similar | : | tardive, |
| definition | : | late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease) (adj.all) |
4. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages (adj.all)
| similar | : | modern, new, |
| definition | : | used of a living language; being the current stage in its development (adj.all) |
| similar | : | new, |
| definition | : | in use after medieval times (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | linguistics, |
| definition | : | the scientific study of language (noun.cognition) |
5. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past (adj.all)
| similar | : | past, past, |
| definition | : | earlier than the present time; no longer current (adj.all) |
6. after the expected or usual time; delayed (adj.all)
| similar | : | unpunctual, |
| definition | : | not punctual; after the appointed time (adj.all) |
7. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time (adj.all)
| antonym | : | early, |
| definition | : | at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | middle, |
| definition | : | between an earlier and a later period of time (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | lateness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming late or later in time (noun.attribute) |
8. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development (adj.all)
| antonym | : | early, |
| definition | : | being or occurring at an early stage of development (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | lateness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming late or later in time (noun.attribute) |
9. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages (adj.all)
| antonym | : | early, |
| definition | : | of an early stage in the development of a language or literature (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | middle, |
| definition | : | of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | lateness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming late or later in time (noun.attribute) |
10. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time (adj.all)
| derivation | : | recency, recentness, |
| definition | : | the property of having happened or appeared not long ago (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | lateness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming late or later in time (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | recency, recentness, |
| definition | : | a time immediately before the present (noun.attribute) |
11. after the expected or usual time; delayed (adj.all)
| derivation | : | lateness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming late or later in time (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | tardiness, |
| definition | : | the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time (noun.attribute) |
12. later than usual or than expected (adv.all)
| pertainym | : | belated, late, tardy, |
| definition | : | after the expected or usual time; delayed (adj.all) |
13. in the recent past (adv.all)
| pertainym | : | late, recent, |
| definition | : | of the immediate past or just previous to the present time (adj.all) |
14. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time (adj.all)
| antonym | : | early, |
| definition | : | at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | middle, |
| definition | : | between an earlier and a later period of time (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | lateness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming late or later in time (noun.attribute) |
15. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development (adj.all)
| antonym | : | early, |
| definition | : | being or occurring at an early stage of development (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | lateness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming late or later in time (noun.attribute) |
16. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages (adj.all)
| antonym | : | early, |
| definition | : | of an early stage in the development of a language or literature (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | middle, |
| definition | : | of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | lateness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming late or later in time (noun.attribute) |
17. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time (adj.all)
| derivation | : | recency, recentness, |
| definition | : | the property of having happened or appeared not long ago (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | lateness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming late or later in time (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | recency, recentness, |
| definition | : | a time immediately before the present (noun.attribute) |
18. after the expected or usual time; delayed (adj.all)
| derivation | : | lateness, |
| definition | : | quality of coming late or later in time (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | tardiness, |
| definition | : | the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time (noun.attribute) |
19. later than usual or than expected (adv.all)
| pertainym | : | belated, late, tardy, |
| definition | : | after the expected or usual time; delayed (adj.all) |
20. in the recent past (adv.all)
| pertainym | : | late, recent, |
| definition | : | of the immediate past or just previous to the present time (adj.all) |
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