What does "latter" mean?
Latter: Of two things, the one mentioned second. The difference between reason and revelation, and in what sense the latter is superior. I. Watts.
Additional senses
- 2.Recent; modern. Hath not navigation discovered in these latter ages, whole nations at the bay of Soldania Locke.
- 3.Last; latest; final. [R.] "My latter gasp." Shak. Latter harvest, the last part of the harvest. -- Latter spring, the last part of the spring of the year. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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