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Definitions for alate
ˈeɪ leɪtalate
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Princeton's WordNet
alate, alatedadjective
(of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions
"alate leaves"; "alate seeds of a maple tree"
Wiktionary
alateadverb
recently; lately; of late
There hath been alate such tales spread abroad. uE000351607uE001 Latimer.
Etymology: From alatus, from ala
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Alateadverb
Lately; no long time ago.
Etymology: from a and late.
ChatGPT
alate
Alate refers to insects or their winged form, especially regarding certain social insects like ants and termites. The term can also be used more generally to describe the presence of wings, or the process of growing wings during a particular stage of an insect's lifecycle.
Webster Dictionary
Alateadverb
lately; of late
Alateadjective
alt. of Alated
Etymology: [Pref. a- + late.]
Wikidata
Alate
An alate is a winged reproductive of a social insect. Alate females are typically those destined to become queens, whereas alate males are occasionally referred to as "drones". However, the existence of reproductives that do not have wings necessitates a term to distinguish the winged from the wingless reproductive forms. This is an example of polymorphism associated with eusociality.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Alate
a-lāt′, adv. (arch.) lately. [A.S. pfx. a-, on, and Late.]
Alate
al′āt, adj. winged: (bot.) bordered by a leafy expansion.—Also Al′ated. [L. alatus—ala, a wing.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of alate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of alate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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