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be•lat•ed
Pronunciation: (bi-lā'tid), [key]—
adj.
1. coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time:
belated birthday greetings.
2. late, delayed, or detained:
We started the meeting without the belated representative.
3. Archaic.obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date:
a belated view of world politics.
4. Archaic.overtaken by darkness or night.
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