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Definition of latent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

latent

adjective
 
/ˈleɪtnt/
 
/ˈleɪtnt/
[usually before noun]
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  1. existing, but not yet clear, active or well developed
    • latent disease
    • These children have a huge reserve of latent talent.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLatent is used with these nouns:
    • demand
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin latent- ‘being hidden’, from the verb latere.
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