latter

See also łatter

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: lăt'ə(r), IPA: /ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"l{t.@(r\)/

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• Rhymes: -ætə(r)

Etymology

Old English lætra.

Adjective

latter

1. relating to or being the second of two items
2. near (or nearer) to the end
3. close (or closer) to the present time

Antonyms

• aforesaid
• aforementioned
• former

Translations

relating to or being the second of two items

Dutch: laatstgenoemde (nl) Finnish: jälkimmäinen (fi) French: celui-ci, ce dernier German: letztere (de); zweite (de) Norwegian: sistnevnte (no)

Polish: drugi (z dwóch) Russian: второй (ru) (vtorój) Spanish: segundo (es) m. Swedish: andra (sv), senare (sv)

near (or nearer) to the end

Dutch: laatste (nl) French: ce dernier German: letztere (de) Norwegian: sist (no)

Polish: późniejszy, końcowy, ostatni m. Russian: последний (ru) (poslédnij) Spanish: último (es) m.

close (or closer) to the present time

Dutch: jongstleden (nl), dichtsbijzijnde (nl) French: ce dernier German: letzter (de)

Polish: ostatni (pl) m. Russian: последний (ru) (poslédnij), более поздний (bóleje pózdnij) Spanish: último (es)

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Portuguese: último m., última f. (1), segundo m., segunda f. (2) Norwegian: sistnevnte

Related terms

• latter-day
• latterly
• lattermath
• last, the superlative form of "latter"

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: letters · history · master · #590: latter · fellow · hardly · wind

Anagrams

• rattle
• tarlet
• Tatler

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Old Norse hlátr

Noun

latter m. (definite singular latteren; uncountable )

1. laughter