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Latter

Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain.

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Second 76% connected

Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other.

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Former 94% connected

One who forms; a maker; a creator.

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Former 94% connected

One who forms; a maker; a creator.

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Ancient adjective · 78% connection

Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.

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Annual adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.

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Another pron. & a. · 78% connection

Any or some; any different person, indefinitely; any one else; some one else.

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Berain verb · 78% connection

To rain upon; to wet with rain.

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Casual adjective · 78% connection

Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

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Change verb · 78% connection

To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation…

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Condition noun · 78% connection

That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should ta…

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Drizzle verb · 78% connection

To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drop…

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Dry superl. · 78% connection

Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as…

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Else a. & pron. · 78% connection

Other; one or something beside; as, Who else is coming? What else shall I give? Do you expect anything else?

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Eventtual adjective · 78% connection

Coming or happening as a consequence or result; consequential.

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Fore adverb · 78% connection

Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; a…

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Fortuitous adjective · 78% connection

Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms.

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Hyetal adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to rain; descriptive of the distribution of rain, or of rainy regions.

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Incident adjective · 78% connection

Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectat…

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Incindental adjective · 78% connection

Happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordi…

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Intercident adjective · 78% connection

Falling or coming between; happening accidentally.

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Izzard noun · 78% connection

The letter z; -- formerly so called. J () J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman lette…

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