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latter
CEFRC1
/ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
The second of two people or things just mentioned.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailIn the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.
Examples
Fish and meat are both nourishing, but the latter is more expensive than the former.
He presented two solutions. The latter seems much better.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 1
Also pronounced
- [ˈlæɾ.ɚ]
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsNear (or nearer) to the end.
Relating to or being the second of two items.
More examples
In contextLove is above money. The latter can't give as much happiness as the former.
In his latter years my dad became very absent-minded.
The archaic past participle shapen is only used in misshapen, ill-shapen, and well-shapen (the latter two are much less common, though).
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English latter, lattere, lattre, from Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Equivalent to late + -er, thus a doublet of later; also, related to last, whose doublet is latest.