latter
adj.
mentioned second, mentioned last; closer to the end; recent
latter
Noun
1. the second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"
(antonym) former
(hypernym) second
Adjective
1. referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several); "in the latter case"
(synonym) latter(a)
(antonym) former(a)
(similar) last mentioned
latter
v.
lath, cover with strips of wood, line with laths
Latter
(a.)
Recent; modern.
(a.)
Of two things, the one mentioned second.
(a.)
Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain.
(a.)
Last; latest; final.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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