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latent

la·tent [ láyt'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. hidden: present or existing, but in an underdeveloped or unexpressed form

2. biology dormant: dormant or undeveloped but able to develop normally under suitable conditions

3. psychoanalysis present but unexpressed: present in the unconscious but not consciously expressed

[Early 17th century. < Latin latent-, present participle of latere "be hidden"]
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