Definitions
The second of two things just mentioned.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“The archaic past participle shapen is only used in misshapen, ill-shapen, and well-shapen (the latter two are much less common, though).”
“On sale next to dried fish and chicken feet were rats and bats (the latter's wings in a pile like leather scraps, also for sale), plus cut-up pigs and monkeys, their faces intact.”
“the difference between reason and revelation, and in what sense the latter is superior”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Second of two”6 letters
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