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latter
adjective
referring
to
the
second
of
two
people
or
things
that
have
just
been
mentioned
•
Of
the
two
plans
,
the
latter
option
costs
less
.
Of
the
two
plans
,
the
latter
option
costs
less
.
•
Between
coffee
and
tea
,
I
prefer
the
latter
drink
in
the
evening
.
Between
coffee
and
tea
,
I
prefer
the
latter
drink
in
the
evening
.
Old
English
“
lætra
”,
comparative
of
“
læt
”
meaning
“
late
”;
developed
into
the
sense
of
“
the
second
of
two
”
by
the
15th
century
.
pronoun
the
second
of
two
people
or
things
that
have
just
been
mentioned
•
Sarah
listed
Paris
and
Rome
;
she
chose
the
latter
for
her
vacation
.
Sarah
listed
Paris
and
Rome
;
she
chose
the
latter
for
her
vacation
.
•
I
considered
walking
and
taking
the
bus
,
but
the
latter
was
faster
.
I
considered
walking
and
taking
the
bus
,
but
the
latter
was
faster
.
Evolved
from
the
comparative
form
of
Old
English
“
late
,”
shifting
from
a
time
comparison
to
an
order
comparison
between
two
items
.
flat
adjective
-
flat
,
flatter
,
flattest
having
a
smooth
,
even
surface
without
bumps
or
raised
parts
•
The
lake
looked
like
a
giant
mirror
,
perfectly
flat
and
still
.
The
lake
looked
like
a
giant
mirror
,
perfectly
flat
and
still
.
•
Lay
the
poster
on
a
flat
table
so
it
does
not
wrinkle
.
Lay
the
poster
on
a
flat
table
so
it
does
not
wrinkle
.
Old
English
"
flæt
"
meaning
"
level
,
smooth
;
floor
";
related
to
Old
Norse
"
flatr
".
adjective
-
flat
,
flatter
,
flattest
(
of
a
drink
)
having
lost
its
fizz
and
no
longer
sparkling
•
My
soda
went
flat
after
sitting
open
all
night
.
My
soda
went
flat
after
sitting
open
all
night
.
•
She
poured
out
the
flat
cola
and
opened
a
fresh
can
.
She
poured
out
the
flat
cola
and
opened
a
fresh
can
.