Definition of alates Alates

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What does alates mean?

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  • alates (Noun)
    Plural of alate.

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Adjective

alate, alater, alatest

alate - (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions; "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of a maple tree"
  alated
  winged very fast; as if with wings; "on winged feet"
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  • alate (Noun)
    A winged, reproductive form of several social insect s.
  • alate (Adverb)
    recently; lately; of late .
  • alate (Adjective)
    Having winglike extensions or parts; winged.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • alate (adv.)
    Lately; of late.
  • alate (a.)
    Alt. of Alated

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • alate
    Having wings.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • alate
    a-lāt′, adv. (arch.) lately. [A.S. pfx. a-, on, and Late.]
  • alate
    al′āt, adj. winged: (bot.) bordered by a leafy expansion.—Also Al′ated. [L. alatusala, a wing.]

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  • alate, adjective.

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