| English Dictionary |
LATTER-DAY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does latter-day mean?
• LATTER-DAY (adjective)
The adjective LATTER-DAY has 1 sense:
1. belonging to the present or recent times
Familiarity information: LATTER-DAY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belonging to the present or recent times
Context example:
the latter-day problems of our society
Similar:
present (temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Why pay for the cow when the milk is free?" (English proverb)
"The arrow of the accomplished master will not be seen when it is released; only when it hits the target." (Bhutanese proverb)
"Consult the wise and do not disobey him." (Arabic proverb)
"He who sleeps cannot catch fish." (Corsican proverb)
"The arrow of the accomplished master will not be seen when it is released; only when it hits the target." (Bhutanese proverb)
"Consult the wise and do not disobey him." (Arabic proverb)
"He who sleeps cannot catch fish." (Corsican proverb)