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English Dictionary: Latest by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
latest
adj
  1. up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to- date; "the news is up-to-the-minute"; "the very latest scientific discoveries"
    Synonym(s): up-to-the-minute, latest
  2. in the current fashion or style
    Synonym(s): latest, a la mode(p), in style(p), in vogue(p), modish
n
  1. the most recent news or development; "have you heard the latest?"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Late \Late\, a. [Compar. {Later}, or {latter}; superl.
      {Latest}.] [OE. lat slow, slack, AS. l[91]t; akin to OS. lat,
      D. laat late, G. lass weary, lazy, slack, Icel. latr, Sw.
      lat, Dan. lad, Goth. lats, and to E. let, v. See {Let} to
      permit, and cf. {Alas}, {Lassitude}.]
      1. Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or
            proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a
            late spring.
  
      2. Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of
            the day; a late period of life.
  
      3. Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not
            now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as,
            the late bishop of London; the late administration.
  
      4. Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the
            late rains; we have received late intelligence.
  
      5. Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night;
            as, late revels; a late watcher.
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