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posterior

[ po-steer-ee-er, poh- ]

adjective

  1. situated behind or at the rear of; hinder ( anterior ).
  2. coming after in order, as in a series.
  3. coming after in time; later; subsequent (sometimes followed by to ).
  4. Anatomy, Zoology.
    1. (in quadrupeds) pertaining to or toward the rear or caudal end of the body.
    2. (in humans and other primates) pertaining to or toward the back plane of the body, equivalent to the dorsal surface of quadrupeds.
  5. Botany. toward the back and near the main axis, as the upper lip of a flower.


noun

  1. the hinder parts or rump of the body; buttocks.

posterior

/ ±èɒˈ²õ³Ùɪə°ùɪə /

adjective

  1. situated at the back of or behind something
  2. coming after or following another in a series
  3. coming after in time
  4. zoology (of animals) of or near the hind end
  5. botany (of a flower) situated nearest to the main stem
  6. anatomy dorsal or towards the spine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the buttocks; rump
  2. statistics a posterior probability
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±è´Ç²õˈ³Ù±ð°ù¾±´Ç°ù±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è´Ç²õ·³Ù±ð۾±Â·´Ç°ù·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of posterior1

1525–35; < Latin, comparative of posterus coming after, derivative of post after
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of posterior1

C16: from Latin: latter, from posterus coming next, from post after
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Putin looks at Trump the way real vampires look at Count Chocula, but go ahead, kiss Trump’s posterior.

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That guy kisses Donald Trump’s posterior so effectively, it’s hard to believe he’s not surgically attached.

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Brown: Posterior chain is everything up and down the backside of your body and the posterior.

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She also said it was "an important time for women to take control and to feel empowered", and that she often posted photos of her posterior anyway.

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Instead, we talk out of our collective posteriors.

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