26984 words

latter

5 definitions • 5 examples
1
near or towards the end of something:

Examples:

Building of the new library should begin in the latter part of next year.
In the latter stages of the fight he began to tire.
2
the second of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned:

Examples:

She offered me more money or a car and I chose the latter.
3
the last of more than two people, things, or groups previously mentioned
4
the second of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned:

Examples:

He directed "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone with the Wind," receiving an Oscar for the latter.
5
near or toward the end of something:

Examples:

He was in the news during the latter part of the Watergate scandal.

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