- being the second mentioned of two (distinguished from former): I prefer the latter offer to the former one.
- more advanced in time; later: It's a shame that famine still exists in these latter days of human progress.
- near or comparatively near to the end: This style was commonly produced in the latter part of the century.
- last; final.
- the second mentioned of a set of two (distinguished from the former): The only difference between the inexpensive digital watch and the expensive one is that the latter can also monitor your heartbeat.
- denoting the second or second mentioned of two: distinguished from former
- (as noun; functioning as sing or plural)
- near or nearer the end
- more advanced in time or sequence; later
