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• Latter — Lat ter, a. [OE. later, l[ae]tter, compar. of lat late. See {Late}, and cf. {Later}.] 1. Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; opposed to {former}; as, the former and latter rain. [1913 Webster] 2. Of two things, the one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Latter harvest — Latter Lat ter, a. [OE. later, l[ae]tter, compar. of lat late. See {Late}, and cf. {Later}.] 1. Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; opposed to {former}; as, the former and latter rain. [1913 Webster] 2. Of two things,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Latter spring — Latter Lat ter, a. [OE. later, l[ae]tter, compar. of lat late. See {Late}, and cf. {Later}.] 1. Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; opposed to {former}; as, the former and latter rain. [1913 Webster] 2. Of two things,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• latter, later — As is mentioned in the entry FORMER, latter means the second of two : I prefer your latter suggestion to your first. Latter also has the meaning of more advanced in time and near the end : In the latter years of his life, he was a happy man. In… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• latter — /ˈlætə / (say latuh) adjective 1. being the second mentioned of two (opposed to former): I prefer the latter proposition to the former. 2. more advanced in time; later: in these latter days of human progress. 3. nearer, or comparatively near, to… …  

• latter — /lat euhr/, adj. 1. being the second mentioned of two (distinguished from former): I prefer the latter offer to the former one. 2. more advanced in time; later: in these latter days of human progress. 3. near or comparatively near to the end: the …   Universalium

• latter — lat•ter [[t]ˈlæt ər[/t]] adj. 1) being the second mentioned of two (disting. from former I, 4)): the latter version of the story[/ex] 2) more advanced in time; later: in these latter days of human progress[/ex] 3) near or comparatively near to… …   From formal English to slang

• These Immortal Souls — was an Australian Indie band based in Europe and active through the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band consisted of Rowland S. Howard (guitar and vocals), Genevieve McGuckin (keyboards), Epic Soundtracks (drums) and Harry Howard (bass). The… …   Wikipedia

• latter prophets — 1. The Old Testament books from Isaiah to Malachi, divided into the major prophets and minor prophets 2. The prophets to whom these books are ascribed • • • Main Entry: ↑prophet * * * Latter Prophets, 1. the prophetic books of the Old Testament;… …   Useful english dictionary

• Acts and Monuments of these Latter and Perilous Days — ➡ Foxe’s Book of Martyrs * * * …   Universalium

• Latter Rain (post–World War II movement) — The Latter Rain, also known as the New Order or New Order of the Latter Rain, was a post–World War II movement within Pentecostal Christianity which remains controversial to this day. For clarification in discussion of the Latter Rain a… …   Wikipedia