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Litest vs Latest - What's the difference?

litest | latest |

As adjectives the difference between litest and latest

is that litest is (lite) while latest is (late).

As an adverb latest is

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As a noun latest is

the most recent thing, particularly information or news.

litest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (lite)

    • lite

    English

    (wikipedia lite)

    Etymology 1

    Variation of

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.:
    • His lite''' dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with ' lite ranch dressing.
  • Lightweight
    • ''My favorite color is lite blue!
  • (usually, used postpositively) Lacking substance or seriousness.
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    • Derived terms
    * marriage lite

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) lit,

    Noun

    (-)
  • (British, dialect) A little, bit.

    • Adjective

    (er)
  • (British, dialect) few; little

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (lit)
  • (British, dialect) To expect; wait.
  • (British, dialect) To rely.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, dialect) The act of waiting; a wait.

    • Anagrams

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    latest

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (late)
  • Last, final.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.i:
    • Whiles the sad pang approching she does feele, / Brayes out her latest breath, and vp her eyes doth seele.
  • Most recent.
    • Here is the latest news on the accident.

    Adverb

    (head)
  • At the latest.
    • Complete the XYZ task latest by today 5:00PM.
    (English Citations of "latest")

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The most recent thing, particularly information or news.
    • Have you heard the latest ?
    What's the latest on the demonstrations in New York?
    Have you met Jane's latest ? I hear he's a hunk.
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  • * {{quote-book, title=Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia, page=54, books.google.com/books?isbn=156000830X,
    • author=(Edward Digby Baltzell), year=1979, passage=It has often been said that Philadelphia is the city of firsts, Boston of bests, and New York of latests .}}

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