Latter-day
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlætə(ɹ)deɪ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Latter-day is an adjective meaning Modern, recent.
Meaning
Modern, recent.
More Meanings
- Of or relating to the last days or end times in various eschatologies.
Example Sentences
Robert Rossen's short career included two outstanding Films Noirs: Body and Soul (1947) and the latter-day The Hustler (1961).
He thinks of himself as a latter-day knight errant, out on a quest fighting dragons. It’s not very practical, but it is romantic.
On the other hand, the self-cleaning smokebox belongs to the latter-day period of the L.M.S.R., when the visiting U.S.A. 2-8-0s of the war had awakened an interest in such things.
A trait of latter-day steam power on Canadian Pacific was the recessed headlight, illustrated on the engine of Extra 2380 East running between Swift Current and Moose Jaw, Sask., in December 1956.
Word Forms
- latterday
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include present, modern-day, modern, later-day, protomodern, recent.
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