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the latest

the lat·est
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stressed th ee ley-tist]
    • /stressed ði ˈleɪ tɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stressed th ee ley-tist]
    • /stressed ði ˈleɪ tɪst/

Definitions of the latest words

  • adjective the latest most recent; current: latest fashions. 1
  • adjective the latest last1 . 1
  • noun the latest the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.: This is the latest in personal computers. 1
  • idioms the latest at the latest, not any later than (a specified time): Be at the airport by 7 o'clock at the latest. 1
  • noun the latest the most recent fashion or development 0
  • noun the latest the most recent, or the currently fashionable, thing, development, etc. 0

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Origin of the latest

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at late, -est1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for The latest

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

the latest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

the latest usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for the latest

noun the latest

  • adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
  • blow by blow — precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step: a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.
  • earful — an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.
  • latests — most recent; current: latest fashions.
  • expose — Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it.

adj the latest

  • brand new — entirely new.
  • contempo — contemporary
  • fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
  • hot off the press — newspaper: freshly printed
  • recent — of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.

adjective the latest

  • comer — You can use comers to refer to people who arrive at a particular place.
  • neoteric — modern; new; recent.
  • now — at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.

Antonyms for the latest

noun the latest

  • hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.

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