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1. (adj.) latter
being the second mentioned of two
the latter version of the story.
2. latter
more advanced in time; later:
in these latter days of human progress.
3. latter
near or comparatively near to the end:
the latter part of the century.
4. latter
Obs. last; final.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME latt(e)re, OE lætra, comp. of lætlate)
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| Definition of 'latter' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) latter
the second of two or the second mentioned of two
"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"
2. (adj) latter(a)
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
"in the latter case"
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1. (noun) latter
the latter
the last of two things or people mentioned
If I had to choose between wealth and health, I'd choose the latter.
2. (adjective) latter
being the last of two things or people mentioned
Of the two, the latter description is clearer.
3. latter
closer to the end of a period than the beginning
the latter half of the 20th century
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| Definition of 'latter' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) latter
later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain
2. (adj) latter
of two things, the one mentioned second
3. (adj) latter
recent; modern
4. (adj) latter
last; latest; final
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Sense: towards the end
the latter part of our holiday.
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 Afrikaans: latere |
 Arabic: الأخير |
 Bulgarian: последен |
 Brazilian: final |
 Czech: druhý; poslední |
 German: später |
 Danish: sidste; senere |
 Greek: που βρίσκεται προς το τέλ |
 Spanish: último |
 Estonian: lõpp- |
 Farsi: اخیر؛ آخری |
 Finnish: loppu- |
 French: deuxième, dernier |
 Hebrew: הַאַחֲרוֹן |
 Hindi: अनुवर्ती |
 Croatian: zadnji, pri kraju |
 Hungarian: későbbi |
 Indonesian: menjelang akhir |
 Icelandic: síðari; seinni |
 Italian: ultimo |
 Japanese: 後半の |
 Korean: 후반의 |
 Lithuanian: paskutinis |
 Latvian: pēdējais |
 Malay: kedua |
 Dutch: laatst |
 Norwegian: siste |
 Polish: końcowy |
 Persian: اخیر؛ آخری |
 Pashto: وروستى او آخرينى |
 Portuguese: último |
 Romanian: ultimul; al doilea |
 Russian: более поздний, последний |
 Slovak: posledný |
 Slovenian: zadnji |
 Serbian: poslednji |
 Swedish: sista, senare, mot slutet |
 Thai: ส่วนหลัง |
 Turkish: sona yakın, son |
 Taiwanese: 後期的 |
 Ukrainian: останній |
 Urdu: مؤخر الذکر، آخری یا بعد ک |
 Vietnamese: sau cùng |
 Chinese: 后面的 |
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