latter

Definitions


[ˈlatə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- occurring or situated nearer to the end of something than to the beginning
(e.g: the latter half of 1989)

- denoting the second or second mentioned of two people or things
(e.g: if we are trying to choose between green and yellow bananas, we often go for the latter option)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English lætra ‘slower’, comparative of læt (see late)




definition by Oxford Dictionaries