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1. (n.) posterity
succeeding or future generations collectively.
2. posterity
all descendants of one person.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME posterite < L posteritās, n. der. of posterus coming after. See posterior , -ity)
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| Definition of 'posterity' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) descendants, posterity
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
"we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"
2. (noun) posterity
all future generations
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| Definition of 'posterity' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) posterity
the race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation; descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the posterity of Abraham
2. (noun) posterity
succeeding generations; future times
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Sense: people coming after; future generations
The treasures must be kept for posterity.
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 Afrikaans: nageslag |
 Arabic: أجيال قادِمَه |
 Bulgarian: потомство |
 Brazilian: posteridade |
 Czech: potomstvo |
 German: die Nachwelt |
 Danish: eftertiden |
 Greek: οι μέλλουσες γενιές |
 Spanish: posteridad |
 Estonian: järeltulevad põlved |
 Farsi: نسل های آینده |
 Finnish: jälkipolvi |
 French: postérité |
 Hebrew: הַדוֹרוֹת הַבָּאִים |
 Hindi: उत्तरकालीनता |
 Croatian: potomst o,budući naraštaj |
 Hungarian: utókor |
 Indonesian: keturunan |
 Icelandic: komandi kynslóðir |
 Italian: posterità |
 Japanese: 子孫 |
 Korean: 후대, 후손 |
 Lithuanian: palikuonys, būsimosios ka |
 Latvian: nākamās paaudzes; nākamīb |
 Malay: generasi akan datang |
 Dutch: nageslacht |
 Norwegian: kommende slekter, etterko |
 Polish: potomność |
 Persian: نسل های آینده |
 Pashto: راتلوونكى نسلونه |
 Portuguese: posteridade |
 Romanian: posteritate |
 Russian: потомки |
 Slovak: potomstvo |
 Slovenian: potomstvo |
 Serbian: potomstvo |
 Swedish: efterkommande, eftervärld |
 Thai: คนรุ่นหลัง |
 Turkish: gelecek kuşaklar |
 Taiwanese: 子孫，後裔，後代 |
 Ukrainian: нащадки; наступні поколін |
 Urdu: آنے والي نسل |
 Vietnamese: thế hệ về sau |
 Chinese: 子孙，后裔，后代 |
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