latter

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Referring to the second of two things just mentioned.

   You can have tea or coffee; I'll take the latter.

2. 2
   adj

   Nearer to the end of a period of time.

   He became forgetful in the latter part of his life.

From Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Doublet of later; also, cognate with last, whose doublet is latest.

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