latter Definition

latter
adj

1. Nearer the end than the beginning.

Example: the latter part of the holiday
Thesaurus: succeeding, successive, latest, last, ensuing, recent; Antonym: former.
2. Used when referring to two people or things: mentioned, considered, etc second.

Idiom: the latter

Said of two people or things: the second one mentioned, considered, etc. Compare former. See Usage Note overleaf.
Example: Andy and Liz were both up for the job, but the latter had more experience

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon lætra.

Info:

○ In sense 2, latter strictly refers to the second of two choices (and former refers to the first)&wbox; &wbox;

○ More loosely, especially in speech, it refers to the last of several choices&wbox;

○ In sense 1, it does not contrast with former, and it means more or less the same as later, to which it is related in origin&wbox; &wbox;