Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

of late

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English

Syllables
of late
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In the recent past; recently; lately.

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What does of late mean?
In the recent past; recently; lately.

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