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Complete Definition of "latent"

English

Etymology
From L. latere "to lie hidden", from Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthano) "to escape notice, to be unknown, to be unseen, to be unnoticed", from λήθη (lethe) "forgetting, forgetfulness".

Adjective
latent

  1. existing or present but concealed or inactive

Translations

Finnish: latentti, piilevä
French: latent m
mid
German: latent, anhaltend
Italian: latente

Antonyms
patent

Category:Greek derivations

de:latent
fr:latent
io:latent
nl:latent
ru:latent
fi:latent
te:latent
vi:latent
zh:latent

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