♦ latter

♦ latter
♦ latter /ˈlætə(r)/
A a. (compar. di late)
1 più avanzato; posteriore; più recente
2 secondo; ultimo: in the latter half of the century, nella seconda metà del secolo; in these latter days, negli ultimi tempi
B pron.
the latter, il secondo; l'ultimo nominato (di due); quest'ultimo (cfr. last-named, sotto last /2/): This book has been made into a film and a play; the latter is much better than the former, da questo libro sono stati tratti sia un film che una commedia; la seconda è molto meglio del primo
● (arc.) latter-day, dei giorni nostri; recente; moderno □ (relig.) Latter-Day Saints, i mormoni □ (fig. arc.) latter grass, conseguenze; strascichi.

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