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latter
referring to the second of two things mentioned
Synonyms
- second
- second-mentioned
- last
Antonyms
- former
- first
latter in a sentence
We could paint or draw, and I chose the latter activity.
The club offered chess and robotics, and Carlos picked the latter because he enjoyed building machines.
Where it comes from
From Old English lætra 'later'
Memory hook
LATTER sounds like LATER, so it points to the one named later.