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latter

Pronunciation: /ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/

The English word “latter” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Near (or nearer) to the end.
  2. In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.

noun

  1. The second of aforementioned two items.

Etymology

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.

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