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Vinony

alate

adverb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈeɪˌleɪt/

adj

Etymology: From Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”).

  1. Having wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged.

    “Beetles fly, many ants send forth massive swarms of reproductive alate females and males, arachnids and insect predators emerge from their hidden refugia, and termite swarm.”

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English a- English late English alate From a- + late.

  1. recently; lately; of late.

    “There hathe bene alate ſuche tales ſpreade abroade, and moſt vntruly, ſuch falſe taletellers ſhal haue a greuous puniſhement of the Lord whan he ſhall come to rewarde euerye one according vnto his deſertes.”

noun

Etymology: From Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”).

  1. A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.