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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| alate |
| SYLLABICATION: | a·late |
| PRONUNCIATION: |    lt |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also a·lat·ed (lt d) |
| ADJECTIVE: | Having winglike extensions or parts; winged: alate leaves. |
| ETYMOLOGY: | Latin ltus, from la, wing.
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