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lated

American  
[ley-tid] / ˈleɪ tɪd /

adjective

Literary.

  1. belated.

lated British  
/ ˈleɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. an archaic word for belated

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Etymology

Origin of lated

First recorded in 1585–95; late + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Such is lated scenes may some day seem as remote as Jane Austen's country villages.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1931, Iowa-born Trader Howell manipu lated a squeeze on the Chicago market, grabbed 70% of all visible corn, made himself a cool million, got temporarily suspended.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some physicists have even reportedsuperconductivity-re lated effects -- though not true superconductivity -- at the torrid heights of 240 K, or -27 degrees F, which is warmer than many wintry nights in North Dakota.

From Time Magazine Archive

More in the spirit of a dizzy gamble than of a calculated risk, the Hartford Stage Company has now given the drama its be lated professional world premiere.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now stirs the lated traveler apace To gain the timely inn.—Macbeth,

From The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future by McGovern, John

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