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| belated |
too late; tardy. |
| burn the midnight oil |
to stay awake very late for work or study. |
| delay |
to cause to be late. [1/6 definitions] |
| evening |
the period between late afternoon and nightfall. [1/2 definitions] |
| goldenrod |
a plant with small, yellow flowers on top of tall, stiff stems. It blooms in late summer or early fall. |
| jazz |
a form of music with strong, complex rhythms that started with African Americans in the late 1800s. Jazz musicians often add notes or make up parts as they play. |
| lately |
of late; recently. |
| later |
after the expected or appropriate time (comparative of "late"). [2/3 definitions] |
| latest |
the superlative of "late." [1/3 definitions] |
| Negro leagues |
former U.S. baseball leagues in which all players were Black. The Negro leagues were at their peak from the 1920s to the early 1950s. In the late 1940s, Black players began to be asked to join the U.S. major leagues and eventually the Negro leagues disappeared. |
| ragtime |
a form of music developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in America. Ragtime was a popular kind of music with a bouncy rhythm, usually written for the piano. |
| sleepover |
the activity of staying the night at a friend's house for fun. The activity usually involves staying up late playing and talking as well as sleeping. |
| tardy |
late or delayed. |
| turn up |
to appear or arrive late, unexpectedly, or in a certain way. [1/2 definitions] |
| zeppelin |
(sometimes capitalized) a rigid airship with a long, cylindrical shape, used for carrying passengers. It was invented by a man named Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the late 1800s. |
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