latter

adj.

1. Being the second of two persons or things mentioned: Between captain and major, the latter is the higher rank. See Usage Note at former².
2. Near or nearer to the end: the latter part of the book.
3. Further advanced in time or sequence; later: a style that has been revived in latter times.

[Middle English, later, from Old English lætra.]

latterly lat'ter·ly adv.

adjective

1. Of or relating to a terminative condition, stage, or point: final, last¹, terminal, ultimate. See start/end.
2. Next before the present one: foregoing, last¹, preceding, previous. See near/far/distance, precede/follow.

adj

Definition: latest, concluding
Antonyms: earliest, former, preceding, prior

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IN BRIEF: The second of two just mentioned. Also: Nearer the end.

There are in fact two things, science and opinion: the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance. — Hippocrates (c.460-400 BC)

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like "latter" which means the second of two, is "ladder" which is a device used for climbing.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sidste, sidstnævnte, denne, dette, disse

Nederlands (Dutch)
laatste van twee, laatstgenoemde

Français (French)
adj. - deuxième, dernier

Deutsch (German)
adj. - letzter, letzt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άλλος, δεύτερος ή τελευταίος από δύο, τελικός, ύστατος

Italiano (Italian)
ultimo, recente, posteriore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - último, mais recente

Русский (Russian)
более поздний, последний из двух названных

Español (Spanish)
adj. - segundo, último, más reciente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sista, senare, den (det, de) senare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
后者的, 近来的, 较后的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 後者的, 近來的, 較後的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 후자의, 나중의, 후반의 , 최근의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 後半の, 後者の, 後者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ثان أو أحدث عهدا, أخيرا أو ختامي, الثاني من شيئين مذكورين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮האחרון, הנזכר אחרון, השני, המאוחר, הקרוב לסוף‬

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