American English pronunciation
How to pronounce latter
IPA transcription: ['lætɚ]
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Noun
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the second of two or the second mentioned of two
“Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today”
Adjective
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referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
“in the latter case”
Usage examples
- The latter was the only explicitly radical-themed course he taught at Yale.
- The latter proved unsuccessful due to its poor accuracy.
- Comparative benchmarks have shown the latter to perform exceedingly better.
- Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.
- He chose to do the latter.
- In the latter case, optical nonlinearity is afforded by reaction-induced increases in refractive index.
- The latter includes a background essay by Hamilton.
- They were raised in Henderson, Nevada, as Latter-Day Saints.
- If the latter also picks up an intruder, then the alarm is sounded.
- The latter unit formed the naval component of the joint Army-Navy Mobile Riverine Force.