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   belated

   /bɪˈleɪtɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. coming or happening later than should have been the case: "a belated apology"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘overtaken by darkness’): past participle of obsolete belate ‘delay’ (see be-, late).

   Derivatives

   • 1. belatedness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

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