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latter definition

lat·ter (lat′ər)

adjective

  1. late
    1. later; more recent
    2. nearer the end or close the latter part of May
  3. last mentioned of two: often used absolutely (with the) Jack and Bill are twins, but the latter is shorter than the former

Etymology: ME lattre < OE lættra, compar. of læt: it represents the orig. compar. form; later is a new formation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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