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Definitions for posterior
pɒˈstɪər i ər, poʊ-pos·te·ri·or

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, assnoun

    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

    "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

  2. back tooth, posterioradjective

    a tooth situated at the back of the mouth

  3. posterioradjective

    located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

  4. later(a), ulterior, posterioradjective

    coming at a subsequent time or stage

    "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"

Wiktionary

  1. posteriornoun

    The buttocks.

  2. posterioradjective

    Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.

  3. posterioradjective

    Following in order or in time.

  4. posterioradjective

    Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.

  5. posterioradjective

    Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.

  6. Etymology: From posterior, comparative of posterus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. POSTERIORadjective

    Etymology: posterior, Lat. posterieur, Fr.

    Where the anterior body giveth way, as fast as the posterior cometh on, it maketh no noise, be the motion never so great. Francis Bacon.

    No care was taken to have this matter remedied by the explanatory articles, posterior to the report. Addison.

    Hesiod was posterior to . William Broome.

    This orderly disposition of things includes the ideas of prior, posterior and simultaneous. Isaac Watts, Logick.

    And now had fame’s posterior trumpet blown,
    And all the nations summon’d. Dunciad, b. iv.

ChatGPT

  1. posterior

    In general terms, 'posterior' is an adjective that refers to the parts at the back of the body or the position of something being closer to or at the rear end. It can also describe something occurring or coming later in time. Essentially, it's used to indicate things that are situated behind or towards the end of something else.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Posterioradjective

    later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior

  2. Posterioradjective

    situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior

  3. Posterioradjective

    at or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for dorsal

  4. Posterioradjective

    on the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower

  5. Etymology: [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after. See Post-.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Posterior

    pos-tē′ri-or, adj. coming after: later in time or in position: situated behind: hinder.—n. Posterior′ity, state of being posterior—opp. to Priority.—adv. Postē′riorly.—n.pl. Postē′riors, short for posterior parts: (hum.) the latter part, buttock.—n. Poster′ity, those coming after: succeeding generations: descendants: a race. [L., comp. of posterus, coming after—post, after.]

Entomology

  1. Posterior

    hinder or hindmost: opposed to anterior: in Diptera; applied to that face of the legs which is not visible when viewed from the front, the legs being laterally extended.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of posterior in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of posterior in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of posterior in a Sentence

  1. Sergio Soto:

    The tail is extremely strange, as it is short for a dinosaur and the posterior half is encased in dermal bones( bones that grow in the skin) forming a unique( tail) weapon.

  2. Dr. Rich Melheim:

    When a child's mind begins to wander because of something you (the teacher) have said, wander with it. When it begins to wander because of nothing you said, kick yourself in the posterior and say something worth wandering about!

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