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latter adjective [ ˈlatə ]

• occurring or situated nearer to the end of something than to the beginning.
• "the latter half of 1989"
Similar: later, hindmost, closing, end, concluding, final,
• denoting the second or second mentioned of two people or things.
• "the Russians could advance into either Germany or Austria—they chose the latter option"
Similar: last-mentioned, second-mentioned, second of the two, second, last, later,
Opposite: former, prior,
Origin: Old English lætra ‘slower’, comparative of læt (see late).


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