latter
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/]
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1. latter (adj) — sense 1
Definition: Near (or nearer) to the end.
Example: the latter part of the century
2. latter (adj) — sense 2
Definition: In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.
Example: In his latter years my dad became very absent-minded.
3. latter (noun) — sense 3
Definition: The second of aforementioned two items.
Example: 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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