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Definition of: latent
(lā′tənt) adjective
1. Not visible or apparent; hidden; dormant.
2. Psychol. Potentially capable of being expressed, as an emotion or attitude.
3. Bot. Undeveloped, as a concealed bud. [<L latens, -entis, ppr. of latere be hidden]
—la′ ten·cy noun
—la′tent·ly adverb
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