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[ adjective ] potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
Examples "a latent fingerprint" "latent talent" Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)However , even if the latent demand for demythologization is not nearly as widespread as we are claiming , at_least among the cultured elements of the population there tends to be an almost complete indifference to the church and its traditional message of sin and grace . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not presently active
Examples "latent infection" "latent diabetes" Used in print (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)`` Moriarty '' , my driver suddenly exclaimed with something so definite , so final in his tone I once_more repeated the absurdity , mustering all my latent powers of hypocrisy to sound convinced . Related terms |
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