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[ ley-tist ] / ˈleɪ tɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR latest ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, a superlative of late, with later as comparative. most recent; current: latest fashions. last1. nounthe latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.: This is the latest in personal computers. Idioms for latestat the latest, not any later than (a specified time): Be at the airport by 7 o'clock at the latest.
Origin of latestA late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at late, -est1 Words nearby latestlateroflexion, later on, laterotorsion, laterotrusion, lateroversion, latest, late systole, late-term, late-type star, late wood, latex Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for latestIn front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism. New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Her latest book, Heretic: The Case for a Muslim Reformation, will be published in April by HarperCollins. Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Where the U.S. once sought to train several divisions worth, the latest effort is for just 3,000 troops. Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’|Nancy A. Youssef|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST The kid from next door drops by and Marvin talks to him about the stunts in his latest film, Death Hunt. The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Jacob Cordova, 27, is the latest activist to be jailed for their activities. Texas Gun Slingers Police the Police—With a Black Panthers Tactic|Brandy Zadrozny|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST That the spring—March, at the latest—is the only season for such a venture there can be no doubt at all. Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen Akin to this is fashionably slangy conversation concerning the latest thing in books, magazine articles, trivial plays. A Girl's Student Days and After|Jeannette Marks The mass of each particle is, according to the latest and finest measurements 1/1845 of that of an atom of hydrogen. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)|J. Arthur Thomson It was here he acquired that never-failing interest in the "newest taste and the latest fashion." Seaport in Virginia|Gay Montague Moore The latest notable effort of mechanical puppet manufacture is exhibited at Boulogne at the present time. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIII.--April, 1852.--Vol. IV.|Various
British Dictionary definitions for latest
adjectivemost recent, modern, or newthe latest fashions nounat the latest no later than the time specified the latest informal the most recent fashion or development Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to latestcurrent, last, up-to-the-minute |