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Subsequently vs Latter - What's the difference?

subsequently | latter |

As an adverb subsequently

is following, afterwards in either time or place.

As an adjective latter is

relating to or being the second of two items.

subsequently

English

Adverb

(-)
  • Following, afterwards in either time or place.
  • Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction).

    • Usage notes

    Although subsequently may imply a cause and effect relationship, it may also be used when no cause is implied.

    Quotations

    * 1832 — , volume II, chapter 7 *: It will be recollected that the ill-fated Halloway...distinctly stated the voice of the individual who had approached his post...to have been that of a female, and that the language in which they subsequently conversed was that of the Ottawa Indians. * {{quote-book, year=1905, author= , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“There the cause of death was soon ascertained?; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”}}

    Related terms

    * subsequence * subsequent * subsequential

    latter

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • relating to or being the second of two items
  • * I. Watts
    • the difference between reason and revelation, and in what sense the latter is superior
  • near (or nearer) to the end
  • close (or closer) to the present time
  • * John Locke
    • Hath not navigation discovered in these latter ages, whole nations at the bay of Soldania?

    Antonyms

    * aforesaid * aforementioned * former

    Related terms

    * latter-day * latterly * lattermath * last, the superlative form of "latter"

    Statistics

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    Anagrams

    * * * ---- Bob ==Jèrriais==

    Verb

    (roa-jer-verb)
  • to beat, spank, cane

    • Synonyms

    * (l), ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

  • laughter
  • laugh
    • en god latter - a good laugh

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    References

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