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AH020387 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Latent

'Latent' means 'dormant' or 'hidden'?
  

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It means both. Something which is latent is not presently visible but can be given the right circumstances. His latent anger was about to burst into murderous rage.

  • It means both.
  • Something which is latent is not presently visible but can be given the right circumstances.
  • His latent anger was about to burst into murderous rage.
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It means both. Something which is latent is not presently visible but can be given the right circumstances.

His latent anger was about to burst into murderous rage.
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The meaning of latent is closer to dormant (in my opinion) even though I wouldn't say they interchangeable.

The virus can lie dormant for years so it poses a latent danger to health.

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