Latter
Lat´ter
| a. | 1. | Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; - opposed to | ||||||
| 2. | Of two things, the one mentioned second. | |||||||
| 3. | Recent; modern. | |||||||
| 4. | Last; latest; final.
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| Noun | 1. |  latter - the second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"Antonyms: former - the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today" |
| Adj. | 1. | latter - referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several); "in the latter case" Antonyms: former - referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one" |