Of a person: that was alive not long ago, but is not now; recently deceased. attributive. Chiefly with the or possessive adjective. Cf. the late lam…
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释义 | the world > life > death > dead person or the dead > [adjective] > recently dead (6) latea1422 Of a person: that was alive not long ago, but is not now; recently deceased. attributive. Chiefly with the or possessive adjective. Cf. the late lam… new-dead?a1425 That has only recently died. umquhile1431 Of persons; esp. = now deceased. deceased1490 That has departed this life, dead, ‘departed’; esp. lately dead, ‘late’. that wasa1500 that was (also (colloquial) as was): (a) added following the name of a deceased person; (b) added when a married woman is referred to by her maiden… feu1813 = late, adj.1 11. |
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