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lat

1

[ laht ]

noun

, plural lats, la·ti [lah, -tee].
  1. a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.


lat

2

[ lat ]

noun

, Informal.

lât

3

[ laht ]

noun

, Architecture.
  1. (in India) a monolithic stamba.

lat.

4

abbreviation for

  1. latitude.

Lat.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Latin.

Lat.

1

abbreviation for

  1. Latin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lat.

2

abbreviation for

  1. latitude
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lat1

1920–25; < Latvian lats, equivalent to Lat ( vija ) Latvia + -s nominative singular noun ending

Origin of lat2

By shortening

Origin of lat3

First recorded in 1790–1800, lât is from the Hindi word lāṭ, lāṭh
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Example Sentences

Acquired from the White Sox over the winter, Santos has not yet pitched for the Mariners after being diagnosed with a right lat strain during spring training.

Fellow reliever Gregory Santos has a lat injury that has kept him out all year as well.

It pales to Santos as well, whose right lat strain has halted any hard timetable on him suiting up for the M’s.

Hancock was placed on the injured list the day after that start with a lat strain.

Hancock dealt with lat strains the previous two seasons as well, and the Mariners plan to spend the offseason trying to refine his mechanics and his offseason workouts to prevent another reoccurrence.

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