# latter

Pronunciation: US say "LAT-ur" /ˈlæt.ɚ/; UK say "LAT-uh" /ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/

## Adjective

1. Being the second of two people or things previously mentioned.
   - Simple: Being the second of two people or things you just named.
   - _We considered both Madrid and Lisbon, and finally settled on the latter._
   - _He could either resign or fight the charges; he chose the latter._
2. Belonging to the later part of a period, a life, or a process, or to times closer to the present.
   - Simple: Coming near the end of something, or closer to now.
   - _The latter stages of the marathon tested every runner's endurance._
   - _Profits improved noticeably in the latter months of the fiscal year._

## Origin

Old English had læt ("late"), and this word comes from its comparative, lætra. Later is its doublet; last is related, and has latest as its own doublet.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/latter (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).