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Meaning of later

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  later
      adv 1: 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" [syn: {subsequently},
             {later}, {afterwards}, {afterward}, {after}, {later on}]
      2: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll
         understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: {by and by}, {later}]
      3: comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you
         did"
      adj 1: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior
             argument"; "the mood posterior to" [syn: {later(a)},
             {ulterior}, {posterior}]
      2: 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"
         [syn: {late}, {later(a)}] [ant: {early}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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