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latest

adj
/ˈleɪ.tɪst/UK

Etymology

From Middle English lateste, from Old English latost, latest, lætest, superlative of læt, whence English late. Doublet of last.

  1. inherited from latost
  2. inherited from lateste

Definitions

  1. superlative form of late

    superlative form of late: most late

  2. Last, final.

    • Whiles the sad pang approching she does feele, / Brayes out her latest breath, and vp her eyes doth seele.

  3. Most recent.

    • Here is the latest news on the accident.
    • My latest album, which is being published next week, is even better than my last one.
    • It's the latest fashion, ma'am.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. At the latest.

      • Complete the XYZ task latest by today 5:00PM.

    2. The most recent thing, particularly information or news.

      • Have you heard the latest?
      • What's the latest on the demonstrations in New York?
      • Have you met Jane's latest? I hear he's a hunk.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at latest. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at latest. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at latest

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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