1 being the second of two things, people or groups that have just been mentioned, or the last in a list:
The latter point is the most important.
2 nearer to the end of a period of time than the beginning:
the latter half of the year * during the latter stages of the tournament
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noun (the latter) (plural the latter) the second of two things, people or groups that have just been mentioned, or the last in a list:
He presented two solutions. The latter seems much better. * The town has a concert hall and two theatres. The latter were both built in the 1950s.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is latter a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, latter is tagged as adjective.
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