Definitions for Latter
ˈlæt ərlat·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 6 votes

1. latteradjective

   the second of two or the second mentioned of two

   "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"

2. latter(a)adjective

   referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

   "in the latter case"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 6 votes

1. latteradjective

   relating to or being the second of two items

2. latteradjective

   near (or nearer) to the end

3. latteradjective

   close (or closer) to the present time

4. Etymology: lætra.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LATTERadjective

   This is the comparative of late,

   1. Happening after something else.2. Modern; lately done or past.

   Hath not navigation discovered, in these latter ages, whole nations at the bay of Soldania. John Locke.

   3. Mentioned last of two.

   The difference between reason and revelation, and in what sense the latter is superior. Isaac Watts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. Latteradjective

   later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain

2. Latteradjective

   of two things, the one mentioned second

3. Latteradjective

   recent; modern

4. Latteradjective

   last; latest; final

5. Etymology: [OE. later, ltter, compar. of lat late. See Late, and cf. Later.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Latter

   lat′ėr, adj. later: coming or existing after: mentioned the last of two: modern: recent: (Shak.) last.—adjs. Latt′er-born (Shak.), younger; Latt′er-day, belonging to recent times.—adv. Latt′erly, in latter time: of late.—Latter-day saints (see Mormon); Latter end (see End); Latter-mint, a late kind of mint.—The former and the latter rain (see Rain). [A variant of later.]

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1. Latter

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LATTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Latter is ranked #51396 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Latter surname appeared 405 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Latter.
   
   87.1% or 353 total occurrences were White.
   6.1% or 25 total occurrences were Black.
   3.2% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Latter' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1259

Anagrams for Latter »

1. rattle

2. tarlet

3. Tatler

4. tartle

5. artlet

How to pronounce Latter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Latter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Latter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Latter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Latter in a Sentence

1. Charles-Louis de Secondat:

   In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in the latter, because they are nothing.

2. Honoré de Balzac:

   If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former from the year, the latter from human life.

3. Carlyle:

   Perfect ignorance is quiet, perfect knowledge is quiet; not so the transition from the former to the latter.

4. Dafydd James:

   There's no reason why Wales can't perform exceptionally well, i think it's the greatest opportunity we've got to progress right to the latter stages. If we don't get to the quarterfinals, I'll be bitterly disappointed. We've got to be looking at semifinals at least really.

5. Moritz Kraemer:

   Politics can influence policies and the latter in turn influence expected outcomes which finally determine the rating.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Latter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Latter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Latter
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Latter
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Latter
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html