latter
/ˈlæt.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.56 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The second of aforementioned two items.
Example Sentences
- "the latter part of the century"
- "In his latter years my dad became very absent-minded."
- "Hath not navigation discovered in these latter ages, whole nations at the bay of Soldania […]?"
- "The archaic past participle shapen is only used in misshapen, ill-shapen, and well-shapen (the latter two are much less common, though)."
- "the difference between reason and revelation, and in what sense the latter is superior"
- "On sale next to dried fish and chicken feet were rats and bats (the latter's wings in a pile like leather scraps, also for sale), plus cut-up pigs and monkeys, their faces intact."
Etymology
From Middle English latter, lattere, lattre, from Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Equivalent to late + -er, thus a doublet of later; also, related to last, whose doublet is latest.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlæt.ɚ/