latter
The second of aforementioned two itemsThe second of aforementioned two items.
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» The latter view has many supporters in Japan.
Остання точка зору має багато прихильників в Японії. — ascolto
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1 senses(singular, singular only)The second of aforementioned two items.
The archaic past participle shapen is only used in misshapen, ill-shapen, and well-shapen (the latter two are much less common, though).
letzterer, zweiter, letztere
второ́йvtorój, после́днийposlédnij, после́днийposlédnij
the second of two or the second mentioned of two
Examples
63 sentencesThe latter view has many supporters in Japan.
Остання точка зору має багато прихильників в Японії. — ascolto
The latter half of the week was fine.
Друга половина тижня пройшла добре. — deniko
The former is better than the latter.
The latter is better than the former.
I'm also in favor of the latter.
deIch bin auch für letzteres. — Vortarulo
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English latter, lattere, lattre, from Old English lætra, comparative form of lFrom 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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Forms
plural: lattersAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsSee also
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