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late-breaking

late-breaking adjective: occurring very shortly before publication on the topic.

Adjective

late-breaking (comparative more late-breaking, superlative most late-breaking)

  1. Occurring very shortly before publication on the topic.
    • late-breaking clinical trials
    • late-breaking news

Forms of late-breaking

comparativemore late-breaking
superlativemost late-breaking

Questions about late-breaking

What does late-breaking mean?
Late-breaking means occurring very shortly before publication on the topic.
What part of speech is late-breaking?
Late-breaking is an adjective.

Words near late-breaking in the dictionary

  1. late to the party
  2. late unpleasantness
  3. late unpleasantnesses
  4. late-blooming
  5. late-bound
  6. late-breaking
  7. late-capitalist
  8. late-night
  9. late-stage capitalism
  10. late-term
  11. late-to-bedder

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