latter
/ˈlatə/
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American sound/ˈlatə/
latter
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- Final r is pronounced in US English
lat - ter -> latter
Myanmar meaning
(adj) နောက်ပိုင်း။
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latter / 'lætǝ(r) / adj (fml )
နောက်ပိုင်း။
the latter half of the year ❍ in the latter part of her life.
❏ the latter n [sing or pl v ] ဖော်ပြပြီးသော နာမ်ပုဒ်နှစ်ခု အနက် ဒုတိယနာမ်ပုဒ်။
Many support the former alternative, but personally I favour the latter (one). ❍ LATE1 Compare FORMER
❏ latter-day adj နောက်ပေါက်။ နောက်ပေါ်။
a latter-day Robin Hood ❍ latter-day scholars.
❏ latterly adv မကြာသေးမီက။
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- He did well in both schoolwork and sport and won a number of medals in the latter (=in sport).
- Two treaties were signed, in 1990 and 1998, but only the latter agreement was considered valid.
- She maintained her interest in Latin during her latter years.
- Total profit was £550 million in the latter half of 2003.
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