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posterior
[ po-steer-ee-er, poh- ]
adjective
- situated behind or at the rear of; hinder ( anterior ).
- coming after in order, as in a series.
- coming after in time; later; subsequent (sometimes followed by to ).
- Anatomy, Zoology.
- (in quadrupeds) pertaining to or toward the rear or caudal end of the body.
- (in humans and other primates) pertaining to or toward the back plane of the body, equivalent to the dorsal surface of quadrupeds.
- Botany. toward the back and near the main axis, as the upper lip of a flower.
noun
- the hinder parts or rump of the body; buttocks.
posterior
/ ±èɒˈ²õ³Ùɪə°ùɪə /
adjective
- situated at the back of or behind something
- coming after or following another in a series
- coming after in time
- zoology (of animals) of or near the hind end
- botany (of a flower) situated nearest to the main stem
- anatomy dorsal or towards the spine
noun
- the buttocks; rump
- statistics a posterior probability
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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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Synonym Study
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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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