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English to English adjective
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referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several) |  | Example: in the latter case
source: wordnet30
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Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain. | | source: webster1913 noun
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the second of two or the second mentioned of two | | Example: Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today
source: wordnet30
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