Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today.
Examples of latter
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That latter philosophy can encourage aggressive promotion to the Triple-A level.
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He accomplished both, and several of his players joined him in the latter quest.
From the stltoday.com
We can look at the escalating Korean conflict to gauge the impact of the latter.
From the forbes.com
The latter weighs each stock equally and is based on data compiled by Bloomberg.
From the bloomberg.com
For its first concert of 2011, the Sacramento Philharmonic went with the latter.
From the sacbee.com
Formal fee notices would go out in the latter half of next year, the board said.
From the bloomberg.com
Construction began in late 2008 and finished up in the latter half of last year.
From the stltoday.com
I find the Ford roomier than the Cadillac, though the latter seems more refined.
From the online.wsj.com
The latter documents the gross hirings and separations that comprise net hiring.
From the businessweek.com
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The second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"
(latterly) recently: in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"
Relating to or being the second of two items; near (or nearer) to the end; close (or closer) to the present time
(latterly) Recently; to have occurred a short time before
Means "the last of two things mentioned": If I have to choose between brains or beauty, I'll take the latter.