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Noun Bre ˈlætə(R ˈlætər Presented Solutions Town Concert

Word latter
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈlætə(r) / NAmE / ˈlætər /
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  • 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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latter

(noun)BrE / ˈlætə(r) / NAmE / ˈlætər /
  1. the second of two things or people mentioned
    • 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.

    Word Origin

    • Old English lætra ‘slower’, comparative of læt, of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’ and let.
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