From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
later
adj 1: 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" [syn: {future(a)}, {later(a)},
ulterior]
2: 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" [syn: late, {later(a)}] [ant: early]
adv 1: 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" [syn:
subsequently, afterwards, afterward, after,
later on]
2: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll
understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: by and by]
3: comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you
did"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Late \Late\ (l[=a]t), a. [Compar. Later (l[=a]t"[~e]r), or
latter (l[a^]t"t[~e]r); superl. Latest (l[=a]t"[e^]st) or
Last (l[.a]st).] [OE. lat slow, slack, AS. l[ae]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.
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2. Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of
the day; a late period of life.
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3. Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not
now; recently deceased, departed, or gone out of office;
as, the late bishop of London; the late administration.
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4. Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the
late rains; we have received late intelligence.
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5. Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night;
as, late revels; a late watcher.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Later \La"ter\, n.; pl. Lateres. [L.]
A brick or tile. --Knight.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Later \Lat"er\, a.
Compar. of Late, a. & adv.
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