Latent and Native

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Latent adjective - Not being in a state of use, activity, or employment.

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Native and latent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Native" instead an adjective "Latent".

Nearby Words: latency, latently

Native adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.

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Latent and native are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Latent" instead an adjective "Native".

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

In Far Cry 3, Jason Brody's growing adaptation to the native Rakyat culture and his own latent Blood Knight tendencies drive a significant portion of the plot.

Source: Going Native
In Christopher Stasheff's Warlock of Gramarye series, the planet Gramarye has a native fungus known as "witch-moss" which can assume animated forms based on the thoughts of those with latent Psychic Powers.

Source: Clap Your Hands If You Believe

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