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latently

Variant of latent

adjective

  1. present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden and undeveloped within a person or thing, as a quality or power
  2. Biol. dormant but capable of normal development under the best conditions: said of buds, spores, cocoons, etc.
  3. Psychol. unconsciously but not actively so: a latent homosexual

noun

a fingerprint found on an object as at the scene of a crime

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