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lat·er  (ltr)
adj. Comparative of late.
adv. Comparative of late.
1. Subsequently; afterward. Often used with on: She arrived on the ferry, and he came later. He later felt that he was wrong. Later on, we watched a movie.
2. Informal Used to express good-bye.

later
Adjective, adv
the comparative of late
Adverb
afterwards
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.later - coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments"
2.later - at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"
early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"
Adv.1.later - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"
2.later - at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"
3.later - comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did"

later
adverb afterwards, after, next, eventually, in time, subsequently, later on, thereafter, in a while, in due course, at a later date, by and by, at a later time
Translations

later [ˈleɪtəʳ] adj [date etc] → posterior; [version etc] → más reciente
advmás tarde, después;
later on today → hoy más tarde
later [ˈleɪtəʳ] late adj [date etc] → ultérieur(e); [version etc] → plus récent(e)
advplus tard;
later on today → plus tard dans la journée
later [ˈleɪtəʳ] adj, advspäter;
later on late → nachher
later [ˈleɪtəʳ] adj [date etc] → posteriore; [version etc] → successivo/a
advpiù tardi;
later on today → oggi più tardi

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A few years later this would have been impossible, because the passport system was to become so perfect that no man, woman, nor child in all the land was unregistered and unaccounted for in his or her movements.
Only the rare and exceptional genius of Vergil and Milton could use the Homeric medium without loss of individuality: and this quality none of the later epic poets seem to have possessed.
There have been occasions in my later life (I suppose as in most lives) when I have felt for a time as if a thick curtain had fallen on all its interest and romance, to shut me out from anything save dull endurance any more.
 
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