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late-term

late-term adjective: in, pertaining to, or occurring during an advanced stage, especially of pregnancy.

Adjective

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

  1. In, pertaining to, or occurring during an advanced stage, especially of pregnancy.

Forms of late-term

comparativemore late-term
superlativemost late-term

Questions about late-term

What does late-term mean?
Late-term means in, pertaining to, or occurring during an advanced stage, especially of pregnancy.
What part of speech is late-term?
Late-term is an adjective.

Words near late-term in the dictionary

  1. late-bound
  2. late-breaking
  3. late-capitalist
  4. late-night
  5. late-stage capitalism
  6. late-term
  7. late-to-bedder
  8. late-type star
  9. late-type stars
  10. late-wake
  11. late-wakes

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