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la·tent
adj : existing in hidden or dormant form: as a : present or capable of living or developing in a host without producing visible symptoms of disease <a virus> <a infection> b : not consciously expressed < homosexuality> < anxiety> c : relating to or being the latent content of a dream or thought la*tent*ly adv
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