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| 1. | [ adjective ] referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several) | |
| Examples: | "in the latter case" |
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| Related terms: | former last_mentioned | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] more advanced in time or nearer to the end in a sequence | |
| Synonyms: | last later | |
| Examples: | "these latter days" "the latter (or last) part of the book" "latter (or later) part of the 18th century" |
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| Related terms: | late | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the second of two or the second mentioned of two | |
| Examples: | "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today" |
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| Related terms: | former second | |
| Similar spelling: |
later Lauter lather lathery lauder latria Latour ladder Latorre Latoria la_tour litter letter lottery |
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