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When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the second of them as the l_____ .When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the second of them as the latter .
He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick.
There are the people who speak after they think and the people who think while they're speaking. Mike definitely belongs in the latter category.
word latter
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pronoun
When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the second of them as the latter .
He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick.
There are the people who speak after they think and the people who think while they're speaking. Mike definitely belongs in the latter category.
adjective
You use latter to describe the later part of a period of time or event .
He is getting into the latter years of his career.
The latter part of the debate concentrated on abortion.
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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