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Word: Belated
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘overtaken by darkness’): past participle of obsolete belate ‘delay’ (see be-, late)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɪˈleɪtɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
coming or happening later than should have been the case
Short Definition:coming or happening later than should have been case
Examples:- a belated apology
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