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Western vs Later - What's the difference?

western | later |

As an adjective western

is of, situated in, or related to the west.

As a noun western

is a film, novel, or other work of a certain genre dealing with the american old west.

As a verb later is

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western

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
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    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.}}
  • (of a wind) Blowing from the west; westerly.
  • Occidental.
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    • Japanese is traditionally written downwards (tategaki'') and you begin reading from the top right of a page. This means that books are opened from what we would consider to be the back. Nowadays, however, books, newspapers and magazines are often written western''' style, in horizontal lines (''yokogaki'') from left to right and, in these cases, the book is opened from our (' western ) understanding of the front.

    Derived terms

    * westerner

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic American West (west of the Mississippi river) typically focusing on a cowboys vs. Indians conflict (real or imaginary).

    • See also

    * northern * eastern * southern * north-eastern * south-eastern * south-western * north-western English adjectives ending in -en ----

    later

    English

    Adverb

    (head)
  • (late)
    • You came in late yesterday and today you came in even later .
  • Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
    • My roommate arrived first. I arrived later .
    I arrived later than my roommate.
  • At some unspecified time in the future.
    • I wanted to do it now, but I'll have to do it later .

    Antonyms

    * earlier

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (late)
    • Jim was later than John.
  • Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
    • The Victorian era is a later period of English history than the Elizabethan era.
  • At some time in the future.
    • The meeting was adjourned to a later date.

    Antonyms

    * earlier

    Interjection

    (head)
  • (slang) See you later; goodbye.
    • Later , dude.
  • (slang) Dismissive term to minimize importance of an annoying persons.
    • Frequently used with "for you". "Later for you."

    Derived terms

    * later days * later on * save for later * sooner or later

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