latest en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈleɪ.tɪst/ (UK, US)
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Etymology
From Middle English lateste, from Old English latost, latest, lætest, superlative of læt, whence English late. Doublet of last.
Meanings
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(form-of, superlative) superlative form of late: most late
form of late
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(archaic, poetic) Last, final.
Whiles the sad pang approching she does feele, / Brayes out her latest breath, and vp her eyes doth seele.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
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Most recent.
Here is the latest news on the accident.
It's the latest fashion, ma'am.
Equally I can stand in a station like Lucerne in Switzerland, and watch with ill-concealed admiration the majestic entry of one of the latest Gotthard "Ae 6/6" electrics, packing 6,000 horsepower within its 60 ft. of length and 121 tons of weight, with its sleek dark green sides and handsome stainless steel bands and front wings.
1955 April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 261:My latest album, which is being published next week, is even better than my last one.
Deriveds
latest and greatest · latestly
Synonyms
Translations (30)
hy վերջին (most recent) · mi nōnātata (most recent) · ka უახლესი (most recent) · es más reciente (most recent) · es último (most recent) · pl najnowszy (most recent) · nl laatst (most recent) · la novissimus (most recent) · ro ultim (most recent) · hu legutóbbi (most recent) · ja 最新 (most recent) · fi uusin (most recent) · fr dernier en date (most recent) · pt mais recente (most recent) · ro ultim (superlative of the adjective late; most late) · grc ὕστατος (most recent) · es más último (most recent) · nl recentst (most recent) · pt mais atrasado (superlative of the adjective late; most late) · sv senaste (most recent) · hi नवीनतम (most recent) · nl laatst verschenen (most recent) · nl nieuwst (most recent) · fi viimeisin (most recent) · hu legkésőbbi (superlative of the adjective late; most late) · th ล่าสุด (most recent) · eo lasta (most recent) · pt último (most recent) · gl último (most recent) · ro cel mai din urmă (superlative of the adjective late; most late)