Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Born later; younger.
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Examples
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Dissidents, malcontents, criminals (remember I live in Georgia,) religious zealots, latter-born sons powerless in the face of primogenitor and just plain folks desperate enough to try to start all over.
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Invest $30 with a latter-born, and in the end you'll have $47, and s/he will have $73 -- better than if you invest with a first-born $36.7 and $83.3, but still unfair.
Archive 2009-12-01 GamesWithWords 2009
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The results of the study were that if Mary was a first-born, she gave $3.7 less money to Sally than if she was a latter-born actually, the game used "monetary units," not dollars, so it's not clear how this translates.
Archive 2009-12-01 GamesWithWords 2009
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The results of the study were that if Mary was a first-born, she gave $3.7 less money to Sally than if she was a latter-born actually, the game used "monetary units," not dollars, so it's not clear how this translates.
First-borns don't trust you GamesWithWords 2009
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Invest $30 with a latter-born, and in the end you'll have $47, and s/he will have $73 -- better than if you invest with a first-born $36.7 and $83.3, but still unfair.
First-borns don't trust you GamesWithWords 2009
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