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later
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adjective
1. coming at a subsequent time or stage (Freq. 16)
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without ulterior argument

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the mood posterior to

Syn: ↑ulterior, ↑posterior
Similar to: ↑subsequent
2. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
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the late phase of feudalism

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a later symptom of the disease

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later medical science could have saved the child

Syn: ↑late
Ant: ↑early (for: ↑late)
Similar to: ↑advanced, ↑tardive
Derivationally related forms: ↑lateness (for: ↑late)
II
adverb
1. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time (Freq. 107)
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he apologized subsequently

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he's going to the store but he'll be back here later

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it didn't happen until afterward

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two hours after that

Syn: ↑subsequently, ↑afterwards, ↑afterward, ↑after, ↑later on
Derived from adjective: ↑subsequent (for: ↑subsequently)
2. at some eventual time in the future (Freq. 18)
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By and by he'll understand

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I'll see you later

Syn: ↑by and by
3. comparative of the adverb `late'
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he stayed later than you did


Useful english dictionary. 2012.