Lateness
Pronunciation : Late"ness
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The state, condition, or quality, of being late; as, the lateness of his arrival; the lateness of the hour; the lateness of the season.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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