Hypertext Webster Gateway: "latest"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Late \Late\, a. [Compar. {Later}, or {latter}; superl.
{Latest}.] [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.
2. Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of
the day; a late period of life.
3. Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not
now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as,
the late bishop of London; the late administration.
4. Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the
late rains; we have received late intelligence.
5. Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night;
as, late revels; a late watcher.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
latest
adj 1: up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date;
"the news is up-to-the-minute"; "the very latest
scientific discoveries" [syn: {up-to-the-minute}]
2: in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears
only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear";
"knows the newest dances"; "up-to-date technology" [syn: {last},
{newest}, {up-to-date}]
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