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Present but not yet apparent, expressed, or active.
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- latent conflict
- latent potential
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The decision exposed a latent conflict within the coalition.
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- latent
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Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.
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