latter A2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #14409 Meanings 1 adj Referring to the second of two things just mentioned. You can have tea or coffee; I'll take the latter. 2 adj Nearer to the end of a period of time. He became forgetful in the latter part of his life. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · nearer to the end of a... later ↔ Opposites former Word family Forms latters Derived forms lattermostlatterness Related forms lastlatter-daylatterlylattermath Appears in Phrases (1) See all latter case the second of two situations that have just been mentioned Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Doublet of later; also, cognate with last, whose doublet is latest. lætra Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # latter **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 14409 ## Meanings 1. Referring to the second of two things just mentioned. 2. Nearer to the end of a period of time. ## Examples - You can have tea or coffee; I'll take the latter. - He became forgetful in the latter part of his life. ## Antonyms - former ## Derived Forms - lattermost - latterness ## Related Forms - last - latter-day - latterly - lattermath ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lætra ## Etymology From Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Doublet of later; also, cognate with last, whose doublet is latest. ## AI Etymology Latter comes from Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Doublet of later; also, cognate with last, whose doublet is latest. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown